to fly or not to fly?

The consequences of not travelling by air are more complex and nuanced than its adherents tend to suggest

Flight shame. It touches a nerve among thinking, caring travellers, putting us on the defensive. We know that planes emit greenhouse gases and pollute the atmosphere, but many of us choose to look the other way. Before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, aviation was growing at an alarming rate: in December 2019, the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) predicted that by 2030 the number of flights tourists make each year would be 592 per cent higher than it was in 2005.

Nobody knew at the time that, within months,