US and international pressure got aviation a 13-year pass on climate – now the EU must end it

The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), which requires polluters to pay for their emissions, was a world first, yet international aviation emissions are still exempt from ETS pricing despite their huge climate damage. The EU must now bring international aviation back under regulation, stand up for its values and reaffirm its role as a global climate action leader.

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Billionauts’ space tourism and Mars fantasies need to be pulled back to Earth

Space has become the final frontier for tourism. But is it responsible during a climate crisis for the super-rich to play billionauts and boldly go where no billionaire has gone before in search of a Planet B? Tech billionaire and pioneering space tourist Jared Isaacman is back and he is on a mission to boldly …

Summer hot ticket: Why flying has twice the climate impact you’d expect

CO2 and non-CO2 emissions caused by flying aren’t simply lost in the clouds. There are actions policymakers and airlines can take today to alleviate aviation’s climate impact, explains CMW’s Bastien Bonnet-Cantalloube  Summer has arrived, and it is time for that well earned  holiday.  However, when fretting over the last-minute stuffing of the suitcase or the …