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3 ways to make flying more climate-friendly | Ryah Whalen

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🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Air travel opens our eyes to the world, but it also comes at a high cost to the environment. Piloting us into a future of green aviation, innovator Ryah Whalen shares three ways to lower the industry's carbon footprint through smarter designs, eco-friendly fuel and new technology -- so we can continue to explore the planet without hurting it.

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0:00.0

I'm Elise Hugh, you're listening to Ted Talks Daily.

0:07.7

Flying puts a lot of carbon into the atmosphere.

0:10.6

For those of us who fly regularly, getting on a plane is likely the biggest individual

0:15.2

contribution we make to global climate change.

0:18.6

In her talk at the countdown summit in 2021, aviation expert Raya Whalen lays out the

0:24.0

innovative ways we can reduce emissions by changing air travel as we know it.

0:29.8

The possibilities could be substantial.

0:32.4

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0:39.1

On this show, I debunk medical myths and explore some of the body's most fascinating mysteries.

0:45.4

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0:49.2

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0:55.1

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0:57.9

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1:05.5

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1:38.0

I have a confession to make.

1:40.6

I feel bad about flying and I know I'm not the only one here.

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