ICCT study finds noise and climate impacts of a new generation of supersonic aircraft could be significant
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 31, 2019
The aircraft could double the area around airports exposed to substantial noise pollution compared to existing subsonic aircraft of the same size. This equals about one-fifth of a proportional carbon budget afforded international aviation under a 1.5 The fleet of SSTs would emit an additional 1.6 degree Celsius climate trajectory.
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