Aviation emissions are harming the planet at a far more severe rate than previously thought, according to a major new study from the European Union’s aviation regulator which examines the climate impact of a number of lesser-understood emissions produced by jet engines. The analysis published this week by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) analysed the climate impacts of contrails – the line-shaped clouds produced by engine exhaust – in addition to the nitrous oxide (NOx), soot and sulphate particles, and water vapour relased into the atmosphere by jet exhaust alongside the well-documented carbon emissions.
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