Some people believe that there will be a reduction in air travel in the future. Do you think that this trend is positive or negative?

In years to come, there is a tendency that air travel will become less popular. From my perspective,

this

phenomenon should be seen as a positive development because it not only mitigates

carbon

dioxide

emission

and

oil

depletion but

also

reduces

noise

pollution caused by aeroplanes. If there is a diminution in air travel,

first

of all, the bulk of fossil fuel

emission

will be dramatically reduced.

This

is because aeroplanes run on kerosene fuel, which when combusted, releases a large chunk of

carbon

dioxide into the atmosphere.

Therefore

, less flying could result in less

carbon

footprint.

This

is evident according to the Environmental Protection Agency pointing out that the global

carbon

emission

dramatically decreased in 2020 due to the aviation restriction caused by the outbreak.

Additionally

, a reduction of

oil

depletion, which creates huge impacts on the environment, could be seen as the largest consumer is gone. Every day thousands of aeroplanes travel from point A to B and a significant amount of

oil

is used.

As a result

, decreasing air traffic would save a substantial quantity of

oil

.

Furthermore

, aircraft

noise

pollution, which is associated with several health effects from sleeping disorders to high blood pressure, will be eliminated.

In other words

, when there are fewer flights, people who live near airports will not be harmed by aviation

noise

. A number of surveys demonstrate that 25 per cent of those residing and those near airports suffer from hearing problems and insomnia. In summary, I would argue that the reduction of flying is generally a positive development, as a greater amount of

carbon

dioxide

emission

and the level of

noise

pollution will be decreased and less

oil

will be extracted from the ground.