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Time for EU to act on airline emissions as UN aviation agency’s climate ambitions take a nosedive

by Daniele RaoAviation, Decarbonising European industryPosted on Comments are Disabled

The International Civil Aviation Organisation’s General Assembly has further weakened CORSIA, its only carbon pricing tool. It is high time that the EU stopped being hostage to ICAO and industry interests and tackles aviation emissions regionally. Aviation emissions account for 2-3% of total global carbon emissions and should be tackled and regulated by the UN’s …

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Making the EU carbon market shipshape for the maritime sector

by Daniele RaoEU carbon market, ShippingPosted on Comments are Disabled

The proposed inclusion of international maritime transport in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is not only fair and in line with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, but also essential to helping the sector decarbonise. Due to a lack of progress at the global talks to tackle carbon pollution at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), …

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