8 In fact, a 2009 Stanford University study claims that clouds created by
aircraft emissions triggered an overall rise in surface temperatures of 0.03 to 0.06 degree Celsius worldwide.
«The endangerment finding is key because it obligates the EPA to take regulatory action to cut carbon dioxide
emissions from
aircraft — it
triggers a legal mandate,» said Drew Kodjak, executive director of the International Council on Clean Transportation.