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Tom Graham, a barrister specialising in town and country planning, environmental law and highway law examines how air quality can be raised by interested parties in connection with applications for planning permission.

Flying is one of the most carbon-intensive activities — yet it contributes just 2.5% of the world’s carbon emissions. How does this add up? Well, almost everyone in the world does not fly. Studies estimate that just 10% of the world flies in most years. But as incomes rise, this will change.