Aviation

News: EU says Icao assembly resolution won’t stop ETS

A group of nations led by the USA is still trying to prevent aviation entering the ETS, as became clear at last month’s triennial general assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao), which was dominated for the first time by environmental concerns.

October 16, 2007 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy

News: Where now for Icao after EU breaks free on emissions?

Editorial

Tim Johnson, director of the Aviation Environment Federation, looks at the implications of the Icao general assembly.

October 16, 2007 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin

News: Mixed response as MEPs try to strengthen aviation rules

The European Parliament’s environment committee has told the Commission it needs to be stricter on the rules for aviation to enter the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). But its action received a mixed response from environmental NGOs, who say the committee’s stance weakens the position the full Parliament took 15 months ago.

October 16, 2007 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy

News: MEPs retreat on aviation emissions plan

Hopes of curtailing the rapid growth of greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector have been hampered by the European Parliament's environment committee, say environmental groups Transport & Environment, WWF, Friends of the Earth and Climate Action Network.

October 2, 2007 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation

News: EU emissions trading plan set for takeoff despite transatlantic rift

The EU will press ahead with plans to integrate aviation into its emissions trading system despite a major rift within the UN body responsible for the sector.

September 28, 2007 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy

News: Icao failing in its emissions mandate – T&E

T&E has warned that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) is threatening to undermine efforts it is responsible for.

September 19, 2007 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy

Publications: No flight plan: How the ICAO has blocked progress on climate change for a decade

How the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has blocked progress on climate change for a decade.

September 17, 2007 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy

News: UN body threatens EU aviation emissions plan

For ten years, the UN body responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation has failed in its duty to limit the impact of flights on climate change and now threatens EU plans for aviation emissions trading, according to a new report published today by T&E.

September 17, 2007 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy

News: Plans to curb EU aviation emissions must be strengthened, say climate experts

Current proposals to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will have very little impact on aviation's contribution to climate change, a new report by leading climate scientists warns today. Read the Friends of the Earth press release.

September 4, 2007 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy

News: MEP says ETS should be only step for aviation

A recommendation by an MEP playing a leading role in the debate on aviation’s introduction into the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has rung alarm bells within the environmental movement.

July 26, 2007 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy

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