Aviation and climate change; lessons for European policy.9780415397056 Aviation and climate change; lessons for European policy. Bows, Alice. Routledge 2009 146 pages $120.00 Hardcover Routledge studies in physical geography physical geography: see geography. and environment; 8 TD195 This volume addresses challenges and opportunities related to emission reduction in the European aviation industry within the context of a transition to a low-carbon economy A low-carbon economy is an economy in which carbon dioxide emissions from the use of carbon based fuels (coal, oil and gas) are freezed and significantly reduced.[1]. . It cites research from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change and considers the aviation industry in comparison to other sectors, examining the industry's growth and focusing on cumulative carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions, 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 and UK policies, and technological and operational changes to reduce emissions, while also comparing possible scenarios. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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