Tag Archives: aviation
The aviation industry and climate change
Here is the aviation industry blasting the hell out of the EU ETS while it ignores a greater danger looming up behind it: climate change. Increased turbulence will put off customers, more extreme weather events will increase the cost of … Continue reading
Flying out or driving in?
Sometimes it is argued that flying is something special, for one reason or another, and therefore it should kept out of the EU ETS. I looked at some of these special characteristics of flying to see if there are grounds … Continue reading
The law of the land
Non-compliance with the EU ETS It is reported that several non-EU aviation companies have not complied with their obligations under the EU ETS. These companies have made flights within the EU which come under the scope of the EU ETS. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change policy
Tagged airlines, aviation, China, climate change policy, EU ETS, European Commission, India, non-compliance, Russia, USA
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Ostriches can’t fly
In April 2013 Dr Paul Williams of Reading University and Dr Manoj Joshi of University of East Anglia published a paper on how climate change will increase the incidence of turbulence resulting in additional costs for the aviation industry. This … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change policy
Tagged airlines, aviation, climate change, EU Emission Trading Scheme, EU ETS
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Good news for the sky
Amidst a lot of bad news (extinction in Vietnam of the Javan Rhino, slaughter of 800 skylarks in Hungary by Italian hunters, shoot-to-kill search for a hungry shark in Australia), some good news came up about cutting emissions from air … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change policy
Tagged aviation, Climate Change Denial, EU Emission Trading Scheme, EU ETS
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