Aviation and the Global Atmosphere Aviation and the Global Atmosphere Get Javascript Other reports in this collection 1.1. Background Aviation is an integral part of the infrastructure of today s society.
Aviation also plays an important role in military activity.
As such, aviation affects the lives of citizens in every country in the world, regardless of whether they fly. The activities of the civil air transport industry have long been circumscribed by matters of public interest in addition to economic factors. Of most importance historically are matters related to safety and environmental issues associated with local noise and air pollution. Climate Change and the Framework Convention Human activities release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and tropospheric ozone have all increased over the past century.