Emissions from air travel vs coal

A nice chart showing emissions from Victoria's 3 (brown) coal power stations vs national emissions from Australia's 3 main airlines, for fiscal year 2019 (from 1st July 2018 to 30th June 2019, in other words, pre-covid) from Simon Holmes à Court

In normal times, aviation is a significant source of greenhouse emissions. not wanting to downplay its carbon footprint, but let's use that sector as a yardstick.

Here's how emissions from Victoria's 3 coal power stations stack up against Australia's domestic aviation sector.

 This chart emphasises just how important it is to get coal out of our energy supply.