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Aviation industry agrees deal to cut CO2 emissions
2016-10-06 21:17:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A landmark deal has been struck by the aviation industry to limit greenhouse gases, but environmentalists are unimpressed.
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UNs pitch for global aviation deal lands in Netherlands
2016-04-03 21:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The UNs aviation body will hold consultations on a new greenhouse gas deal for the sector in the Netherlands and Mexico this week, as it seeks to develop a consensus on a proposed global pact. Last month the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) visited Egypt, Senegal and Indonesia to register views. In 2009 the industry pledged to cap emissions at 2020 levels, but is yet to agree on a market-based approach to deliver this. According to the Brussels-based Transport and Environment...
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Emissions-cutting aviation deal must be enforceable: NGOs
2016-03-21 05:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A deal this fall to cap carbon emissions from global aviation at 2020 levels must be enforceable and set long-term goals in line with the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change, a coalition of environmental groups said on Monday. Aviation was excluded from the landmark climate accord in Paris in December. But carbon emissions from the sector could triple by 2050 if left unchecked, the International Coalition for Sustainable Aviation, which represents a half dozen non-profit groups, warned in a...
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Aviation emissions deal expected next year, no matter outcome of Paris talks: industry official
2015-12-10 14:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A deal on limiting carbon dioxide emissions from aviation will likely be reached next year, no matter the outcome of this week's climate change talks in Paris, a senior official from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday. The aviation industry is not covered by the United Nations climate talks currently being held in Paris because it is organized under a separate U.N. body, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The latest draft of the climate change...
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Legislator tries again to get special deal for Evergreen International Aviation nonprofits, which owe $1 million in taxes
2014-02-25 05:30:41| Air Courier - Topix.net
Backers of the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum want expanded tax exemptions for the nonprofit, but an Oregon Revenue Department officials says their amendment is written so broadly that it would cover any other entity, such as the Wings & Waves Waterpark, above.
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