Aviation

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Halving corporate air travel by 2030 would reduce emissions equal to 16 million cars

Between 2005 and 2019, aviation traffic in Europe grew by 67%, resulting in an increase in emissions at a time when reductions are crucial.
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11 out of 322 businesses score high on travel emissions ranking

The “Travel Smart” initiative, led by Transport & Environment (T&E), is an effort involving a coalition of partners in Europe ...
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Corporate leadership? Few businesses pledge to reduce their flying

Whilst corporate leaders pledge to reduce the climate impact of their businesses, too few go the extra mile and tackle the problem of air travel emissions.
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Emissions from aviation keep on rising

Improving technology, more efficient operations, better airports and market-based measures have not been enough to mitigate the aviation sector’s growing impacts ...
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Lessons from aviation’s first foray into market-based measures

International Civil Aviation Organization landed on the cheapest, most contentious, and finally outdated policy instrument out there – offsetting.
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Renewable alternative to jet fuel in the US

The International Air Transport Association predicts that 7.2 billion passengers will fly in 2035, nearly doubling the 3.8 billion in 2016. Instead of petroleum ...
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Ships and planes keep on increasing GHG emissions

Under measures already in place, land transport in the EU is expected to consume 43 Mtoe (million tonnes of oil equivalent) less energy per year in 2030 than it did in 2010, according to a study by CE Delft.
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