Aviation
Aviation
Total aviation emissions, including aircraft support vehicles and military aircraft, were 2.23 MtCO2e in 2018, a decrease of 1.58% from 2017 and 58.9% above the 1990 baseline. Aviation emissions were 15.1% of Scotland’s total transport emissions in 2018, the largest share they have ever accounted for.
Both domestic and international aviation emissions fell in 2018, with domestic aviation accounting for 0.67 MtCO2e and international aviation accounting for 1.6 MtCO2e. Since 1990, domestic aviation emissions have decreased by 22.1% while international aviation emissions have risen by 186.2%.
Figure 11 illustrates the year-on-year change in Scotland’s aviation emissions.
Figure 11: Time series of Scotland’s aviation emissions, 1990-2018 (Source: NAEI).
