First biofuel passenger flight – answers
true/false/no evidence
- The test flight went well. T: it was successful
- The plane was powered completely by biofuel. F: one tank contained half biofuel and half kerosene
- Use of this biofuel can reduce CO2 emissions by 18%. F: 80%
- Environment campaigners were involved in the project. NE: they are happy with the test but we don’t know if they were involved in any way
- Planes produce 4% of the world’s total carbon emissions. T
- The KLM experiment will teach other airlines how to reduce emissions. NE: nothing was mentioned about other airlines
- It is not yet certain how long it will take to get the biofuel into production. T: they should have 1st certification by the end of 2010 but then the challenge is production
- Airline emissions are set to double over the next 40 years. F: quadruple
- In the future planes will be the preferred mode of transport for most people. NE: we know people are flying more and more but we don’t know how they feel about this mode of transport
- Global emissions must not exceed agreed levels. T: there is a global agreement which permits certain levels (the airlines are set to produce a 5th of this)