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'Bad precedent': Aviation industry opts to water down flagship climate plan

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 01 July 2020 •
The CORSIA agreement had set a target for carbon neutral growth from 2020
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The CORSIA agreement had set a target for carbon neutral growth from 2020

UN aviation body ICAO condemned by climate campaigners for controversially changing CORSIA carbon offset scheme rules

The global aviation industry has been accused of backtracking on its climate commitments after controversially agreeing to change the rules for its forthcoming carbon reduction scheme in light of the disruption...

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