Greater fuel efficiency is potentially preferable to reducing NO x emissions for aviation’s climate impacts

The regulation of aircraft engine NO x emissions was introduced to improve local air quality and reduce NO x emissions at altitude. Here, the authors find that greater fuel efficiency of aircrafts, and therefore lower CO2 emissions, could be preferable to reducing NO x emissions in terms of the avia...

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Published in:Nature communications 2021-12, Vol.12 (1), p.1-8
Main Authors: Agnieszka Skowron, David S. Lee, Rubén Rodríguez De León, Ling L. Lim, Bethan Owen
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The regulation of aircraft engine NO x emissions was introduced to improve local air quality and reduce NO x emissions at altitude. Here, the authors find that greater fuel efficiency of aircrafts, and therefore lower CO2 emissions, could be preferable to reducing NO x emissions in terms of the aviation industries future climate impacts.
ISSN:2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-020-20771-3