Will the aviation industry's carbon offset scheme ever get airborne?

Madeleine Cuff
clock • 7 min read

ICAO negotiators in Montreal struggled to make progress last week towards a final deal on aviation emissions, but industry insists there is still time to agree a global offset scheme before 2020 start date

In September the UN-backed International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is expected to agree a long-awaited deal to deliver "carbon neutral growth" for the global aviation industry. However, at a key...

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