Jun 042013
International Air Transport Association resolution calls on world governments to agree measures to manage carbon dioxide.
from The Guardian
"International airlines have agreed for the first time to global curbs on their greenhouse gas emissions – but fell well short of the measures to combat climate change that green campaigners had demanded.
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday passed a resolution calling on world governments to agree measures to manage carbon dioxide from air travel, which would come into force from 2020.
"They said there should be a single global 'market-based mechanism' – such as emissions trading – that would enable airlines to account for and offset their emissions.
"But they did not agree to a global limit on greenhouse gas emissions from air travel, or set out in detail how governments should implement a market-based mechanism to cover all airlines. …"
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