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Flying is one of the key ways we make a major carbon footprint.

So if you are a frequent flyer, it means you're a major polluter.

But what if there was a low-emitting hybrid electric plane, just as we have electric cars?

An aviation entrepreneur, Corey Combs, is taught from Countdown 2021.

He shares this powerful idea and how it could revolutionize the way we fly.

We invite you to get involved with Countdown, TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis at countdown. ted.com.

I work in aviation, but the truth is, I don't much like flying.

Current commercial flights are inconvenient, noisy, expensive, and use ancient plane designs

that have hardly changed from the 1950s. It also represents my biggest personal impact

on the environment, just as it does for many of us who fly multiple times a year. Aviation will

continue to face fierce headwinds globally, even after the pandemic subsides, because flying is

becoming the symbol of a polluting lifestyle. Pressure is growing to decarbonized planes or even cease flying altogether.

But the great news is that a change which will reroute our industry's flight path into fresh tailwinds

has already begun and is gathering speed.

This change is the third revolution in aviation, electrification, and it is happening right now.

Like the previous piston and jet revolutions,

going electric will dramatically transform the way we fly.

Electrification promises to make flying accessible

to more people globally from more airports

while also making planes cleaner, quieter, and more affordable.

The current dominant narrative is that we need to buy offsets

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