Does the IATA carbon calculator take into account the impact of non-CO2 gases at altitude ?
Research by Nobel Prize winning, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicated that non-carbon dioxide (CO2) gases such as water vapor (condensation trails) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), released at altitude by aircraft have undefined but additional global warning impacts beyond those of the CO2 emissions alone. When the international scientific community agrees on the emission factors for non-CO2 gases released by aircraft and the UN endorses this, the IATA carbon calculator will be updated.
Research by the Nobel Prize winning, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that non-carbon dioxide (CO2) gases such as water vapour (condensation trails) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), released at altitude by aircraft have undefined but additional global warming impacts beyond those of the CO2 emissions alone. When the international scientific community agrees on the emission factors for non-CO2 gases released by aircraft and the UN endorses this, the IATA carbon calculator will be updated.
