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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25769| Publication type: | Working paper – expertise – study |
| Title: | Overview of the impact of aviation on climate change and how this should be considered for air travel at ZHAW |
| Authors: | Spirig, Curdin Drossaart van Dusseldorp, Saskia Anet, Julien |
| et. al: | No |
| Editors: | Bortoluzzi, Francesco |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-25769 |
| Extent: | 12 |
| Issue Date: | 4-Oct-2022 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Winterthur |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Sustainability; Aviation; Green house gas emission; RFI; Sustainable development; Air travel; Climate change; CO2; Global warming; Environmental protection |
| Subject (DDC): | 363: Environmental and security problems 380: Transportation |
| Abstract: | This overview paper describes the impact of aviation on the environment and its effects on climate change. It provides scientific and decision-making elements for considering the environmental impact of air travel, especially at universities. Travelling is an essential part of international cooperation and as air traffic constitutes the only means of travelling long distances within reasonable timeframe, corporate air travel remains indispensable. However, assessing the contribution of air travel to human induced global warming is characterized by large uncertainties, mostly due to non-CO2 emissions of airplanes and direct and indirect impact on the radiative balance. A recommendation for a uniform so-called “emission weighting factor” (EWF) of 3.0 is made for reporting, as it is believed to best represent the actual current impact of corporate air travel’s CO2 and non-CO2 emissions on the environment, with the suggestion that it be regularly reassessed. |
| Further description: | Disclaimer: This research was conducted independently by a team of researchers on behalf of ZHAW sustainable, strategic program for Sustainable Development of the Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), and financed as part of the implementation of the ZHAW Sustainability Strategy. https://www.zhaw.ch/sustainable |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25769 |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | President's Office School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Centre for Aviation (ZAV) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Rektorat und Ressorts |
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Spirig, C., Drossaart van Dusseldorp, S., & Anet, J. (2022). Overview of the impact of aviation on climate change and how this should be considered for air travel at ZHAW (F. Bortoluzzi, Ed.). ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25769
Spirig, C., Drossaart van Dusseldorp, S. and Anet, J. (2022) Overview of the impact of aviation on climate change and how this should be considered for air travel at ZHAW. Edited by F. Bortoluzzi. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25769.
C. Spirig, S. Drossaart van Dusseldorp, and J. Anet, “Overview of the impact of aviation on climate change and how this should be considered for air travel at ZHAW,” ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Winterthur, Oct. 2022. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-25769.
SPIRIG, Curdin, Saskia DROSSAART VAN DUSSELDORP und Julien ANET, 2022. Overview of the impact of aviation on climate change and how this should be considered for air travel at ZHAW. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Spirig, Curdin, Saskia Drossaart van Dusseldorp, and Julien Anet. 2022. “Overview of the Impact of Aviation on Climate Change and How This Should Be Considered for Air Travel at ZHAW.” Edited by Francesco Bortoluzzi. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25769.
Spirig, Curdin, et al. Overview of the Impact of Aviation on Climate Change and How This Should Be Considered for Air Travel at ZHAW. Edited by Francesco Bortoluzzi, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, 4 Oct. 2022, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25769.
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