Terraferida estimates that flights to Palma emitted 61 million tons of CO₂ between 2000 and 2024

Terraferida estimates that flights to Palma emitted 61 million tons of CO₂ between 2000 and 2024

The analysis reveals the significant environmental impact of air activity in Mallorca, highlighting the massive emissions of pollutants generated between 2000 and 2024. Although inter-island flights are frequent, their contribution to ecological damage is marginal compared to long-haul routes to European hubs, where distance and frequency determine the actual weight of pollution. This report is relevant to the open data sector because it demonstrates how integrating official air traffic data with energy consumption models enables the quantification of negative externalities that traditional statistics often overlook. By providing a detailed view of health and ecological impacts, these open data facilitate the transparency needed to critically evaluate public policies and promote institutional accountability. The entity concludes that it is essential to limit airport and tourism growth to establish a coherent climate policy. It calls for halting infrastructure expansion and progressively reducing the number of flights, arguing that maintaining current growth dynamics exacerbates environmental pressure and hinders the island’s climate change mitigation goals.

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