These People Have Given Up Flying To Help The Environment

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For every round-trip flight from NYC to London, 30 square feet of Arctic ice is lost. In 2017, Kim Cobb, of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, calculated that 85% of her carbon footprint came from flying. Shocked, she cut down her flying by three quarters. Cobb is part of a growing movement of people choosing to quit or hugely restrict their flying in hopes of reducing their carbon footprints due to travel. 

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College of Sciences, EAS

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Student and Faculty
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kim cobb, College of Sciences, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, carbon footprint, flying, enviornment
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  • Created By: mrosten3
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 27, 2019 - 9:48am
  • Last Updated: Mar 27, 2019 - 6:24pm