LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
When my plane finally goes down I hope it falls into the sea And then the freezing clean water it will Wash away whatever's left of me ... When my plane finally goes down I hope it falls into the sea And then the cold and the hard love of the tides Finally make sense to me -Mark Eitzel: When My Plane Finally Goes Down (from the album 60 Watt Silver Lining, 1996) Now that a pandemic has reduced the number of scheduled flights by 67% globally, let's reflect a bit about the magic of flying. In just a bit over 100 years flying has changed from an outright miracle to a mass commodity, like so many other technical solutions. And as often is, this has come with a price. Aviation accounts for roughly 2 % of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which may sound like a surprisingly low figure. I have become intrigued by what that actually means on a personal level. In the past, I've done a bit of flying around myself, especially for business trips. But let
