Aircraft News.Oct 1, 2007 Environmentalists say the airline industry must contribute more to reducing greenhouse gases greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas , blamed for global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. . Shane said that all International Civil Aviation Organization International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, organized in 1947, with headquarters at Montreal. The objective of the ICAO, which has 187 member nations, is to encourage the orderly growth of international civil aviation, member states recognize the importance of emissions trading Emissions trading (or cap and trade) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. "as one of many tools for addressing emissions from aircraft." He also that the ICAO ICAO abbr. International Civil Aeronautics Organization Noun 1. ICAO - the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation International Civil Aviation Organization will create a "very high-level group" tasked with coming up with an action plan on reducing the aircraft emissions. Sep 27, 2007 The International Civil Aviation Organization has passed a resolution opposing a European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community plan to include foreign airlines in its emissions trading system, the UN body said on Sept 28. "A resolution was adopted which said... that emissions-trading schemes are fine, but they should not be applied to the aircraft of foreign countries without mutual consent," Jeffrey Shane, the undersecretary for policy in the US Department of Transportation told reporters in Montreal. He said that during recent ICAO meetings, about 42 European governments took "a formal reservation" from that wording. Sep 27, 2007 The International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO is a United Nations body created in 1944 to promote the development of civil aviation around the world. The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has opposed the plan to include foreign airlines in the EU's emissions trading scheme and pushed the ICAO to let individual countries decide the best way to manage greenhouse gas emissions from their airlines. The EU Commission plans to include flights into and out of the 27-nation bloc from 2012 in its emissions trading scheme. Sep 27, 2007 Aviation industry responding to climate concerns. The aviation industry is taking heat from environmentalists for its role in climate change. Airlines and plane manufacturers are taking steps to reduce emissions, from producing lighter, more fuel-efficient planes to changing schedules and flight patterns to ensure that planes fly as many passengers as directly as possible. Sep 26, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. |
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