McKinsey Quarterly 2023 Number 1

More than 17 percent of global commercial-aviation CO₂ emissions could be addressed with lower-carbon technologies, such as green novel propulsion.

Share of global commercial-aviation CO₂ emissions in 2019, by flight stage length, %

0 ° 199 miles 1.8% of total

200 ° 399 miles 7.1% of total

400 ° 599 miles 8.6% of total

Length, miles

1

2

3

4

5

0

0 — 99

1,000– 1,099

2,000– 2,099

3,000– 3,099

4,000– 4,099

5,000– 5,099

6,000– 6,099

7,000– 7,099

8,000– 8,099

Source: European Environmental Agency; International Energy Agency; OAG Aviation Worldwide; McKinsey analysis

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