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Airline operators in the country will soon have to find ways of trimming their carbon emissions and increasing efficiency, with the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stepping on the pedal.
Monarch sees possible MRO boost from carbon scheme
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering is confident that the UK’s high labour rates can be overcome as it seeks to build its Boeing 787 maintenance business.
IATA launches carbon reduction program
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched its iFlex program, allowing airlines to reduce carbon emissions and fuel burn by up to two per cent on long-haul flights. The iFlex program uses current technology and flexible routes generated will be validated in real-time for notices to pilots, airspace restrictions and en-route weather conditions.
Birmingham cuts carbon emissions
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A new technique introduced at Birmingham Airport last year to cut noise and fuel consumption has saved over 13,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the last 12 months. That’s enough to fill Wembley Stadium one and a half times.
So Why Can’t We Bother to Buy Carbon Offsets for Our Flights?
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If you buy a carbon offset
Local author offsets her carbon emissions close to home
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Author Vicki Robin has offset her carbon footprint for the year by donating to the Trillium land purchase on Whidbey Island. Robin, co-author of the New York Times bestseller
Chennai student develops carbon emission monitor
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June 28: Airlines all over the world, better watch out. An industrial engineering student of Anna University, Chennai, has come out with a device to monitor the carbon dioxide emission by aircraft, an issue tormenting global environment.
Opinion: A word to the carbon-minded: Its time to walk the walk
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Heres a question: why would an organisation dedicated to publishing greenhouse gas emissions data not realise that traveling by plane unnecessarily contributes to the problem its supposedly interested in solving?
Ashley Judd Tries To Leave Small Carbon Footprint by Carpooling and Taking Direct Flights
(CNSNews.com) – Hollywood actress Ashley Judd said she takes steps to leave a
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- Published: Apr 25th, 2010
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Avantair to offset carbon emissions for fractional flyers
Fractional jet operator Avantair has announced that, in honour of Earth Day (April 22), it will offset hours of carbon emissions for all new fractional owners and jet card holders with TerraPass, a leading retailer and marketer of greenhouse gas reduction offsets. TerraPass was launched in 2004 and funds clean energy and efficiency projects that reduce greenhouse gases.
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Europe counts saved carbon emissions as flights stay grounded
The grounding of 63,000 flights over the past four days has saved 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, more than the annual emissions of many developing countries
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Proof that carbon-free aircraft are no flight of fancy
On its website, Solar Impulse quotes Jules Verne, author of Around the World in 80 Days , who said that “All that is impossible remains to be achieved”. For the past seven years, the Swiss scientific venture has been working on the development of a prototype of an aircraft designed to show that it is not impossible to fly round the world using only solar power and no fuel.
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View: Carbon Offsets: More Hype Than Help
Travel honchos in the travel and tourism industry are running a bit scared.
With all the hand-wringing about Global Warming, the execs wondered if they are about to become the next Exxon Valdez of travel, villains in the making- major contributors to global pollution.
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Research: Investigation reveals private jets are exempt from carbon passenger tax
A new untaxed perk for carbon-busting private jet travel in the UK has been revealed by new research by the Campaign for Better Transport.
More than 67,000 flights in private jets and air taxis last year avoided paying any tax, despite emitting up to 30 times more carbon dioxide per passenger, according to the research.
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400t of CO2 saved on AIRE flights
The project results show that by improving current procedures, considerable gains in terms of fuel efficiency and consequently lower CO2 emissions can be achieved. Additionally, green approach procedures already enable lower noise pollution and improve local air quality in and around airports.
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Opinion: The solid business case for cutting carbon emissions
AIRLINES are fast waking up to the fact that cutting carbon emissions is not just about saving the planet but is central to their future profitability.
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Kerala IT firm plans carbon credit trading platform
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 14 : IBS Software, headquartered at the Technopark IT park here, will put in place a carbon credit online trading platform for the aviation sector next fiscal.
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Air transport in carbon credit trading system as of 2012
Prague, Jan 11 (CTK) – The Czech government Monday okayed a draft amendment under which air transport operators are to be integrated into the EU’s carbon credit trading system as of 2012, Environment Minister Jan Dusik told journalists.
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Liligo Says Budget Airlines Have Smaller Carbon Footprint
It now appears that new research from Liligo has revealed that low cost airlines are a greener option for travelers. By using a Carbon Footprint tool on Liligos website, travelers are able to gauge the environmental impact of their flight and travel. This allows the traveler, for the first time, to be able to make their own choices depending on how green they want to be.
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BBC dispatches 35 staff to climate talks – creating as much carbon as an African village does in a year
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The BBC is sending 35 people to next month’s climate change talks in Copenhagen – creating as much carbon dioxide as an African village does in a whole year.
SAS to use new landing method to cut CO2
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OSLO (AFP) – Aviation group Scandinavian Airlines System said on Monday it had designed a new landing method for aircraft, which could slash fuel consumption and emissions of carbon dioxide.
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- Published: Aug 3rd, 2009
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Carbon Trading in Aviation: Birth of a New Market
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MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Carbon Trading in Aviation: Birth of a New Market,” to their collection of Energy/Environment market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/redirect.asp?progid=67618&productid=2300262
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Cathay Pacific Airways and sister airline Dragonair today announced the purchase of 20,000 tonnes of carbon emissions reductions from offset retailer J P Morgan Climate Care.
The offstes are for Cathay’s FLY greener offset programme.
Emissions caps seen costing airlines $7 billion a year
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Airlines project that carbon trading will cost the global industry around $7 billion a year from 2020, from when the sector has pledged to grow without adding to greenhouse emissions.
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Airline industry targets carbon-free growth by 2020
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Xinhua) — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced on Monday that the world airline industry is committed to achieving carbon-free growth by 2020.
This was a major step forward by committing to a global gap on the industry’s emissions in 2020, said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General as the 65th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit formally opened here.