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Re:Atmospheric CO2 levels accelerate upwards by flashmob on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @05:20AM (#14086070)
You're right. Household CO2 emissions are nothing compared to commercial / transport.

Just look at airlines. As a random example, Qantas Airlines, in the 2015 financial year, burned $3.9 billion AUD worth fuel! (About $3 billion in USD).

Source: page 15 of their annual report: http://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/about/corporateGovernanc...

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Re:Atmospheric CO2 levels accelerate upwards by tgjsrkghruksd on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @05:39AM (#14086163)
Actually, you are be sorely wrong. Aviation is ~2% of human CO2 emission, and 12% of transport CO2 emission, versus 74% from roads. Judging from the streets and highways, most of that 74% is coming from household vehicles, and most of the rest is pretty much driven by household consumption.
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Re:Atmospheric CO2 levels accelerate upwards by ptaipale on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @09:51AM (#14087711)
The numbers seem to be very unreliable, though. Over here (Finland), reputable sources (such as WWF and State Statistics Center) give drastically different numbers for aviation emissions.

A reason could be that in some statistics, only domestic flights are included, and international aviation belongs to no one's statistics.

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