"Aviation is a luxury we can live without" stated one of hundreds of climate-change activists who camped out at London Heathrow airport last week. Their mission was to create awareness about the booming air travel industry and the multiplication of GHG's as a result. While there are instances where a conference call could be sufficient in place of travelling to the location, I believe that we will not see much in the area of cutting back. Economically speaking, if you increase a standard of living (be it wages or a superior form of travel), and then at a later point in time, economic forces begin to put downward pressure on standard of living, consumers are highly resistent. No one wants their raise taken away. And since we are talking about air travel which has few substitutes, and there is little economic pressure to make a change, it is not likely that many people wil be changing their habits. As stated in a previous submission: if you want to find a good green solution, find something that is cost competitive and does not require people to CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. Moralizing with a person who has saved all their vacation and money to visit family in India just isn't going to cut it. Air Travel Latest Target In Climate Fight
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