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EU Investment Rules Will Greenwash 90% of Airbus’ Polluting Planes

February 17, 20231 year ago Transport & Environment (T&E) 0 Comments

Transport & Environment (T&E) was part of the Platform on Sustainable Finance until 14th of September 2022 and left the group over a lack of independence. T&E does not support the criteria under consideration for aviation, as it greenwashes the aircraft manufacturing’s legacy business and provides no incentives for genuinely green investments. Airbus, the EU’s main aircraft manufacturer, was co-drafting criteria for its own products.

Airlines Banking On Capturing Carbon From The Air

July 24, 20222 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

In the EU, airlines are under pressure to cut carbon emissions or pay for the emissions they create. They are also under some pressure from consumers who are concerned about flying because of the enormous amount of pollution flying creates. Clearly, large airplanes are not going electric anytime soon, and … [continued]

Secret Subsidies: How the Government is Gifting Free Money to Airlines via Its Carbon Market

June 26, 20222 years ago Transport & Environment (T&E) 0 Comments

UK airlines were allowed to pollute for free and given subsidies via the UK’s flagship scheme to reduce carbon emissions, new study finds. The UK government is giving airlines so many free pollution permits through the carbon market for aviation that they don’t have to pay for any of their … [continued]

Would Airlines Benefit From Evading EU Climate Measures?

January 6, 20222 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

EU regulators have little to fear from airlines evading the bloc’s climate measures, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) finds. Originally published on Transport & Environment. To address the aviation sector’s growing climate impact, the European Commission has proposed to reduce aviation emissions by mandating the use of cleaner … [continued]

Fixing EU Carbon Market Is Crucial To Airlines “Building Back Better”

November 30, 20203 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Capping the number of EU pollution permits that airlines can buy, and abolishing the permits that they get for free, will be necessary to drive the uptake of cleaner technology in aviation, a new study finds.

Airlines To Pay Just 17¢ A Ticket For Pollution Under UN Scheme

September 29, 20204 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Airlines would pay at most €70 million a year for their pollution on long-haul flights from Europe — even after air traffic bounces back — under the UN’s aviation CO2 scheme, a new independent study shows.

Breakthrough Global Agreement Will Keep Air Travel Pollution In Check

October 19, 20168 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Originally published on Nexus Media. By Jeremy Deaton You would never leave for a trip without knowing how you would get to your destination. And yet, the global airline industry just did exactly that. Last week, 190 countries agreed to slash carbon pollution from international flights. While world leaders celebrated … [continued]

EU Commission Postpones International Airline Tax

November 17, 201211 years ago Nicholas Brown 3 Comments

The European Union (EU) on January 1, 2012 introduced a law that imposes a carbon tax on flights to and from European airports. This ran up against strong resistance from the United States, China, and India; and a Republican senator in the U.S. even introduced a bill that would ban … [continued]

Will India Follow the EU in Capping Aviation Emissions?

February 1, 201212 years ago silviomarcacci 0 Comments

India may soon join the European Union (EU) in efforts to reduce emissions from its aviation industry. The country’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DCGA) earlier this month required that the civil aviation sector begin monitoring all carbon emissions from airports to create a national carbon inventory.

All Airlines Flying In & Out of EU Will Be Charged for Carbon Emissions, Court…

December 21, 201112 years ago Zachary Shahan 4 Comments

Whether or not all international airlines can legally be charged for its carbon emissions when flying in and out of the EU has been a hot topic for awhile. The US (in particular, the Air Transport Association of America, American Airlines, and United Continental) contested this EU legislation and brought … [continued]