Originally Posted by
TURIN
Surface transport, heavy industry and energy production are the big problem. Tackle those first, then start on aviation.
We don't have the luxury of tackling greenhouse gas emissions one at a time. We need to make serious reductions across all sectors. While it's true that aviation is a (relatively) small part of global emissions (see
here for impact) those emissions are caused by a minority of the global population. As noted in
this article
1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions. Most people in fact never fly
If the people who do fly flew less often that would have an immediate impact on emissions.