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Turning up the heat on aviation
01 December 2006
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Association of European Airlines; Boeing
Activists block the offices of one of the biggest low fares airlines. Communications officers at an International Air Transport Association (Iata) conference in Bangkok bemoan the increasing attacks on carriers by environmentalists. MEPs call for green taxes with or without the industry's consent. The European Commission gears up for a scheme that will change aviation forever.
Meanwhile, Richard Branson promises $3 billion towards improving the environment, and an Iata-backed campaign gets ready to launch a global video and magazine drive outlining how much the industry is helping to curb emissions.
The battle lines have been drawn. Each side has everything to fight for: aviation, its livelihood, the green lobby, its raison d'etre in the new century. Aviationis undergoing unrivalled growth and remains strong. But the global green movement is getting stronger and gaining more attention in the media.
"Ultimately, aviation can't go on expanding in the way it is now...
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