Restricting air travel is the only way to prevent air pollution. Do you agree?

Some people believe that the only method to reduce the

air

pollution

is to limit the

number

of flights. I do not agree with

this

viewpoint. In my opinion limiting the

number

of flights may reduce the

air

pollution

to some extent;

however

, other measures

such

as regulating the use of various private modes of transportation

such

as motorized vehicles and creating awareness about the appalling effects of

air

pollution

can be more fruitful.

To begin

with, it is undeniable that the

airplanes

cause

air

pollution

as they produce a huge amount of carbon dioxide, which causes a lot of

pollution

in the atmosphere and leads to global warming.

For example

, it is estimated by Green Peace that up to 13,000 tonnes of CO2 are released into the atmosphere every year by planes,

thus

increasing the carbon footprint in the

air

.

Although

, it is possible to control

this

pollution

by reducing the frequency of flights, it will not fully solve the problem, because the majority of pollutants in the

air

do not come from aircrafts and as

such

it cannot be considered the

number

one cause of

air

contamination.

By contrast

, the major cause of

air

pollution

is the emission of poisonous gases from motor vehicles and factories. There are millions of cars on the roads and the vast majority of them run on fossil fuels which purpose the emission of dangerous gases. Factories

also

release obnoxious gases into the atmosphere and reduce

air

quality.

Therefore

, limiting the use of

such

polluting means of transport can be a better solution to mitigate the effects of

air

pollution

.

Also

factories should be moved from cities to sparsely populated areas.

Additionally

, the state should educate people about the dangers of polluting the

air

that we breathe in and encourage them to use non-polluting modes

such

as bicycles and walking for short distances. In conclusion,

although

restricting the airways can lessen the

air

pollution

,

however

, it is not a perfect solution.

Pollution

is caused by a

number

of factors and aircrafts are just one of them.

Hence

, restricting

air

travel is not the right solution to reduce

air

pollution

.