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Six sustainability experts spoke on environmental issues to about 200 people at the second annual Northwestern Sustainability Lecture Series summit at Norris University Center on Wednesday. The summit, “Earth-Human Interactions: Sustainability and Development,” hosted events which discussed challenges to and advancements in energy, the climate and urban environments. The Civil and Environmental Engineering department developed...

Aviation has grown considerably in recent decades and accounts for approximately 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and some 4 percent of all climate change impacts annually.

Researchers have performed a life cycle assessment on battery-electric aircraft directly compared to fossil-fuelled planes. Read more here.

In the quest to mitigate these environmental ramifications, electric aircraft are emerging as a promising avenue.

Aviation's growth raises CO2 emissions to 2% globally, contributing 4% to annual climate impact.