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Airline industry agreement on a standard measure of aircraft greenhouse-gas emissions may be delayed at least a year for more research, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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Lithium-ion batteries like the ones that overheated on two Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners can be made safe enough for even the most critical transportation uses, according to experts who spoke at a forum today.
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Legislation to prevent U.S. airlines from paying penalties under a European Union program to limit emissions may give the Obama administration a stronger hand in international talks on the issue, an airline group says.
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The European Union must maintain a “firm and coordinated line” on the obligations of airlines in the region’s emissions-trading system, the EU’s executive told national governments last week.
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India is working with more than 30 nations to draw up a strategy to counter the European Union’s plan to impose emission charges on airlines flying into the region starting next year.
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Lithium-ion batteries like those under investigation in the grounding of Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner shouldn’t be shipped aboard passenger planes, a United Nations aviation agency ruled today.
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The European Union must not prolong a freeze on emissions-trading obligations on foreign flights beyond 2013 to keep pressure on countries worldwide to impose pollution curbs on the industry, according to an EU lawmaker.
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The United Nations body overseeing civil aviation will choose a market-based plan to cut climate emissions from flights at its next general assembly in October.
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A global deal to curb greenhouse gases from airlines is within reach as soon as next year after the United Nations’ aviation body accelerated talks on tackling emissions by the industry, the European Union said.
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International airlines must comply with the European Union’s carbon-emission limits, the region’s highest court said in a final ruling that may inflame trade tensions between Europe and the U.S.