Aviation
A flying fairy tale: Why aviation carbon cuts won’t take off
COMMENT: New airline emission standards are ‘riddled with flaws’ and are so unambitious companies will not have to exert themselves to comply
British Airways owner sets emissions target
NEWS: IAG boss unveils carbon dioxide curbs for top-polluting carrier, but campaigners dismiss impact
UN panel agrees on CO2 efficiency standard for planes
NEWS: Committee recommends first ever international curb on aviation climate pollution; green groups say more action is needed
IMF calls for carbon levy on ships and planes
NEWS: Influential financial body estimates US$30 a tonne tax on emissions from international transport could have raised $25 billion in 2014
Shipping and aviation: Missing pieces in the climate puzzle
ANALYSIS: It’s not clear who is responsible for cutting greenhouse gases from ships and planes, after they were left out of a Paris climate deal
Piketty: Tax flyers to raise climate adaptation funds
NEWS: French economists moot €180 levy on business class tickets to protect vulnerable from climate impacts
Greens slam aviation lobby claims UK climate goals in reach
NEWS: Industry’s reliance on biofuels and technological gains to cut emissions under lens as government eyes airport expansion at Heathrow
Airlines commit to climate action ahead of Paris
NEWS: Airbus, Boeing and Rolls-Royce among signatories to open letter pledging a carbon market to curb aviation emissions
Why a Paris climate deal must cover aviation and shipping
COMMENT: If the aviation sector can fly Paris to Tokyo in three hours, it can – and must – go green, says Transport & Environment
How El Nino is delaying your flight and upping emissions
NEWS: Flying west? A warmer Pacific is speeding up air currents, burning $3bn a year in extra fuel and CO2, study finds
Aviation vs climate as UK airport review released
NEWS: Contentious verdict on London airport expansion shackles UK to overshoot future CO2 targets
Planes choking people and planet, says US environment agency
NEWS: US green regulator takes measures to tackle billowing emissions from aviation industry on public health grounds
Airlines face call to help world’s poorest in climate fight
NEWS: Imminent report from French government to suggest emissions from aviation growth should face financial penalties
Green skies for aviation industry behind schedule
NEWS: Deadline to set up offset mechanism at UN’s aviation body meet in 2016 will be missed, delaying action on climate
Should climate scientists slash air miles to set an example?
NEWS: Academics have responsibility to lower their carbon footprint by choosing transport options more carefully, says Tyndall Centre
Is there any way to slow aviation’s soaring emissions?
ANALYSIS: Emissions from planes are a major clause of climate change, yet they remain unregulated. What can be done?
Planes and ships escape scrutiny in bottom-up climate regime
ANALYSIS: International aviation and shipping are not mentioned in the Lima call for climate action, despite growing emissions
Rise in air travel likely to overpower carbon cuts
NEWS: Ticket prices need to soar 100 times the amount of current valuations to drive down demand for flights
Solar plane set for fuel-free round the world trip
NEWS: The solar plane that will fly across the world powered by sunlight has been unveiled by creators in Switzerland
EU ‘bullied’ into diluting aviation emissions trading scheme
NEWS: Observers say fierce lobbying from non-EU countries and industry forced Parliament to back weakened deal