Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

CleanTechnica

UN Talks to Include Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions of Aviation Industry

The aviation industry and the emissions it produces were never included in the Kyoto Protocol that was established 12 years ago, but today at the New York meeting of the UN, there’s a new proposition that will require the international industry to reduce their carbon footprint. Currently, international aviation contributes 2% of the world’s carbon emissions, and this new agreement is set to rectify the industry’s initial omission from the Protocol.

The agreement which will be presented today, will involve the airlines, airports and aircraft companies working towards a mutual goal of cutting 2005’s emission levels by 50% by 2050. This move is the suggestion of British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh, and if this proposal is accepted at today’s gathering on climate change by the UN, it will be included on the agenda of the next meeting which will take place in Copenhagen in December. In addition to the overall goal of reducing the industry’s carbon emissions, this program will encourage all aviation competitors to reduce their footprint with a little bit of healthy competition. Already, The International Air Transport Association has agreed to reduce carbon emissions by 1.5% per year over the next decade so that the industry is more carbon neutral by 2020.

Since the goal of the current UN talk is to reduce global warming and its threat to developing countries, many in the airline industry are hoping that this will mark the milestone where the effects of the aviation industry will finally be recognized by the Kyoto Protocol to ensure major contributor to today’s carbon emissions and climate change can finally be regulated and curbed.

Via:Yahoo News

Image Via: Flickr user Zoagli with a Creative Commons License

 
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!
 

Have a tip for CleanTechnica, want to advertise, or want to suggest a guest for our CleanTech Talk podcast? Contact us here.

Former Tesla Battery Expert Leading Lyten Into New Lithium-Sulfur Battery Era — Podcast:



I don't like paywalls. You don't like paywalls. Who likes paywalls? Here at CleanTechnica, we implemented a limited paywall for a while, but it always felt wrong — and it was always tough to decide what we should put behind there. In theory, your most exclusive and best content goes behind a paywall. But then fewer people read it! We just don't like paywalls, and so we've decided to ditch ours. Unfortunately, the media business is still a tough, cut-throat business with tiny margins. It's a never-ending Olympic challenge to stay above water or even perhaps — gasp — grow. So ...
If you like what we do and want to support us, please chip in a bit monthly via PayPal or Patreon to help our team do what we do! Thank you!
Advertisement
 
Comments

You May Also Like

Agriculture

In sales pitches for methanol and ammonia for maritime fuels, the numbers don't add up, and the omissions are glaring.

Boats

Nuclear for commercial ships is so obviously flawed from a business perspective that I didn't even bother to include it in my quadrant chart...

Climate Change

Higher sea surface temperatures disrupt the mixing of nutrients and oxygen that is key to supporting life. They have the potential to alter the...

Aviation

The future of all ground transportation and an awful lot of aviation and marine shipping being electric, low-carbon, quieter, and a lot less smelly...

Copyright © 2023 CleanTechnica. The content produced by this site is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions and comments published on this site may not be sanctioned by and do not necessarily represent the views of CleanTechnica, its owners, sponsors, affiliates, or subsidiaries.