Airline Carbon Emissions

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  US Man Who Has Flown 23 Million Miles Says He Is Not Concerned By His Carbon Footprint

  The businessman from New Jersey travels an average of 994,000 miles (1.6 million kilometers) a year, although in 2019 he clocked up 1.5 million miles.

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  Some Airlines Risk Failure If They Don't Cut Emissions Faster: Report

  Some airlines risk failure if they do not cut carbon emissions quicker in the next three to five years due to a mismatch between short-term corporate travel targets and the airline industry's 2050 net zero target, an industry report said.

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  World Airlines Commit To Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050

  The world's airlines made a joint pledge Monday to reach "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050, as the aviation industry ramps up efforts to curb its contribution to global warming.

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  Microsoft, Alaska Airlines Team Up for Alternative Jet Fuel to Reduce Carbon Emissions

  Microsoft and Alaska Airlines announced a partnership to use sustainable jet fuel to offset emissions from the technology giant's employee travel.

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  Carbon Emissions Per Passenger Cut By Over Half Since 1990: Airlines Body

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published information confirming that carbon emissions per passenger have declined by more than 50 per cent since 1990.

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  This Startup Wants To Weigh Fliers To Save Carbon Emissions And Money

  A British start-up would like to know what airline passengers weigh before they board their flights.

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  Confident States Will Reach Consensus On Limiting Emissions: Aviation Body

  Global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed confidence that a consensus will be reached on limiting the carbon emissions in the aviation sector during the forthcoming ICAO Assembly.

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  These Nasa Innovations Could Cut Carbon Emissions and Save Airlines Billions

  Green technologies developed by the research project are expected to save billions of gallons of fuel if implemented.

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  These NASA Innovations Could Cut Carbon Emissions And Save Airlines Billions

  NASA research aimed at cutting fuel consumption, pollution and noise from airplanes could pay off for the nation's airlines to the tune of more than $250 billion dollars, the agency said this week.

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  Airlines Fly the Skies on a Sugar High

  Renewable bio-jet fuels like farnesane hold the elusive promise of better energy security, reduced carbon emissions and lower fuel costs - an increasingly pressing concern as international regulators prepare to tighten regulations.

• First-ever global deal struck on airline carbon emissions

  A first-ever global deal on curbing the airline industry's rising carbon emissions was agreed Friday, the International Civil Aviation Organization said, though hammering out the details could take years.

• Relief for Indian carriers as European Union freezes carbon tax

  The European Union will freeze for a year its rule that all airlines must pay for their carbon emissions for flights into and out of EU airports, the EU executive said, following threats of international retaliation.

• Airlines call on EU to end carbon emissions row

  Global airlines urged the European Union to defuse an international emissions row as a group of nations led by China, the United States and India kept up their opposition.

• Airlines say carbon law cutting EU off from growth

  Rising tensions with India and China over the European Union's "arrogant" law on carbon emissions could rob the region of the markets that can rescue it from economic malaise, airline leaders said on Thursday.

• India to ask airlines to shun EU carbon scheme

  India is poised to ask airlines not to take part in the European Union emissions trading scheme.