This is how much you can fly and meet the climate goals
4/8/2023, 5:53:00 PM
Highlights: According to the Paris Agreement, global warming should stay well below two degrees. In order for emissions from travel to be in line with the climate goals, Swedes need to fly significantly less. About half of all flights we make abroad we need to skip. Watch the segment from SVT's Klimathoppet above to get answers – and watch all episodes of KlimATHoppet on SVT Play. Back to the page you came from. Click here to watch the segment.
According to the Paris Agreement, global warming should stay well below two degrees. In order for emissions from travel to be in line with the climate goals, Swedes need to fly significantly less – at the same time as technological development in the aviation industry needs to take real steps forward.
A report produced by researchers at KTH and Chalmers University of Technology analyses Swedes' air travel in relation to the goals of the Paris Agreement. In various scenarios with, among other things, alternative aviation fuels and expanded train traffic, it has been calculated how often we can fly.
And it needs to be reduced compared to today.
"You can only make longer journeys every four years," says traffic researcher Jonas Åkerman at KTH.
According to Jonas Åkerman, there is a slight difference in the answer depending on which scenario you choose, but about half of all flights we make abroad we need to skip.
How often can you fly to Malaga according to scientists' calculations? Watch the segment from SVT's Klimathoppet above to get answers – and watch all episodes of Klimathoppet on SVT Play.