Abstract The article deals with the issue of emissions in aviation and their impact on aerial agricultural work. The authors of the article try to prove the impacts and risks of reducing emissions in some areas of transport, where the regulation of the industry causes the cessation of some activities. Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can have the opposite effect on the desired result. The authors discuss the relationship between reducing the volume of aerial work in agriculture and increasing the volume of work in ground spraying performed by agricultural machinery. The resulting analysis shows an increase in groundwork at the expense of aerial agricultural work. However, this trend is associated with some risks, which are discussed in the article.