Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano – unlike Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991, the 20th century’s second largest eruption – will not contribute to climate change; on the contrary, by grounding flights over Europe for almost a week it helped save thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, informs IRINnews Monday.
Eyjafjallajökull’s volcanic ash has left behind a trail of derailed humanitarian aid missions, delayed handovers and cancelled workshops.
– But the world did not come to a crashing end!said Tom Sharman, ActionAid International’s climate justice coordinator, and added: – It has got me thinking of proposing that it might be a good idea to observe a ‘No-fly day’!
Aircraft are responsible for up to four percent of the annual global harmful carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels near the earth’s surface, according to the US government’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
