Sentences with phrase «cap on aviation»
In October 2016, countries are expected to agree on a climate goal that should ensure a cap on aviation emissions at 2020 levels, termed carbon neutral growth 2020 (CNG2020).
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As compensation, the transport secretary said the government would push for a European cap on aviation emissions, set below current levels.
Not exact matches
A deal this fall to cap carbon emissions from global aviation at 2020 levels must be enforceable and set long - term goals in line with the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change, a coalition of environmental groups said.
John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace, said: «The EU needs to adopt a science - based cap on emissions, ditch plans for dirty new coal plants and nuclear power stations that will give tiny emission cuts at enormous and dangerous cost, end aviation expansion and ban wasteful products like incandescent lightbulbs.»
Pollution permits to be «capped» at 90 percent of aviation carbon dioxide emissions [based on the average of 2004 - 6 emissions](NGOs wanted a 50 percent cap).
On Thursday, 65 countries representing 83 % of international aviation agreed to cap their greenhouse - gas emissions from international flights at 2020 levels from 2021 onward — in part by forcing airlines to offset emissions above that threshold, and MAYBE by funding programs that save forests and support sustainable agriculture around the world.