This is a professional pilots forum.
Why then do people get on their high horse about others driving an SUV, hummer, green house affect, Co2 emmissions........
After a seven hour flight in a 777, we have left just over 50 tonnes of hydro-carbons in the atmosphere (And that is considered economical!).
Then the cabin is cleaned out with about XX dozen kilos of more hydro-carbons and landfill.
The toilets are emptied and l don't even want to go there....
The chain just goes on an on.
And this is one aeroplane in one airline of the thousands flying around the globe every day.
Exploration of further oil fields has been slow over the last twenty years as the price has not made it worth the oil companies time to do so. This is changing now, as is the consideration of nuclear power.
My thoughts of bio-fuels is that it takes a lot of hectares to make a few litres. Not very eco-friendly in my eyes. Looking at how much prime coastal land in QLD is taken up by the sugar industry and it's Mafia mills is very sad indeed, with regards to how much they contribute to the Australian GDP - not much!
two bob's worth over
halas