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Cleared for take-off: Nations reach 'historic' global deal to offset aviation emissions

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 06 October 2016 •
Cleared for take-off: Nations reach 'historic' global deal to offset aviation emissions

ICAO summit in Montreal sees long-awaited international market-based measure to offset carbon emissions adopted

A long-awaited landmark deal to tackle emissions from the international aviation sector has been struck at the 39th annual International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) summit in Montreal today...

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