16-01-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com

How airlines can fly around new carbon rules

Aircraft are gradually becoming more fuel efficient, but that’s not happening fast enough to keep up with the boom in flyingThe world’s airline industry adds to climate change. It burns the equivalent of more than 5m barrels of oil a day, adding up to around 2.5% of all carbon dioxide pollution, in addition to nitrogen oxides, soot and water vapour, which place an even bigger burden on the world’s climate.Aircraft are gradually becoming more fuel efficient, but that’s not
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