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Articles tagged “carbon emissions”

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Coronavirus

What Covid-19 Can Teach the Airline Industry About Sustainability

Airlines clearly have a lot on their plates at the moment, but putting a renewed focus on sustainability could serve as a rare bit of positivity for the industry.

What Covid-19 Can Teach the Airline Industry About Sustainability

Tourism

Asia Tourism Tackles Climate Change: It Gets Confusing

Many tourism stakeholders in Asia are finally taking steps to tackle the climate change elephant in the room, but confusion over carbon offsetting is preventing the issue from being addressed swiftly and effectively. Meanwhile, the climate clock ticks on.

Asia Tourism Tackles Climate Change: It Gets Confusing
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Airlines

Executive Q&A: How Singapore Airlines is Staying Committed to Sustainability

The fact remains that flights are bad news for the environment. But Singapore Airlines is innovating rapidly to ensure cleaner skies.

Executive Q&A: How Singapore Airlines is Staying Committed to Sustainability

Airlines

Ryanair Called Out by UK Regulator for Misleading Environmental Claims

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the airline industry is desperate to inflate its green credentials. This is just one example of a worrying trend.

Ryanair Called Out by UK Regulator for Misleading Environmental Claims

Airlines

IAG CEO Willie Walsh Blasts Failure to Reform Europe’s Airspace

Reforming Europe's fragmented air traffic management systems would help improve the environmental performance of aircraft. But it won't change the fact that they spew out millions of tons of carbon dioxide every year.

IAG CEO Willie Walsh Blasts Failure to Reform Europe’s Airspace

Tourism

Carbon Footprint Impact Extends Way Beyond Flights Across All of a Vacation: New Study

It's a very small sample size at a very small travel company, but this study points to a possible way forward for the travel industry. If consumers can get a better idea of the environmental impact of their vacations, they can then make more informed decisions.

Carbon Footprint Impact Extends Way Beyond Flights Across All of a Vacation: New Study

Airlines

Airlines Still Think They Can Offset Their Way Out of Climate Catastrophe

Airlines are much more comfortable talking about mitigating climate change through incremental changes such as more efficient aircraft and carbon offsets. But these don't alter the fundamental problem. Flying is bad for the environment, and it's only going to get worse as demand keeps rising.

Airlines Still Think They Can Offset Their Way Out of Climate Catastrophe

Airlines

Ryanair CEO: ‘No Justification’ for More Environmental Taxes on Air Travel

Airlines think they can win over consumers, investors, and other stakeholders with their environmental spin. Ryanair is clearly doing some things right, but the sector has a structural problem that isn't going to be solved by tweaking the edges.

Ryanair CEO: ‘No Justification’ for More Environmental Taxes on Air Travel

Airlines

IATA CEO Wants Help, Not New Taxes, in Bid to Cut Airline Emissions

If governments are serious about reducing the environmental impact of aviation, they may have to make biofuels a more attractive alternative. However, this might come at the cost of taxing ordinary jet fuel, something that will likely upset a lot of airlines.

IATA CEO Wants Help, Not New Taxes, in Bid to Cut Airline Emissions

Airlines

EasyJet CEO Calls Out Legacy Rivals in Battle Over Airline Emissions

The growth of low-cost carriers has helped make travel more accessible but it has come at an environmental cost. Airlines like EasyJet are hoping that electric technology will one day act as a savior, but it's hard to imagine battery-powered commercial jets ever flying across the Atlantic.

EasyJet CEO Calls Out Legacy Rivals in Battle Over Airline Emissions