The study, by four government-funded research bodies in the US, France and the UK, is one of the most authoritative estimates of the growth of pollutants produced by the industry. It was presented to a conference co-organised by the United States’ Federal Aviation Authority but not given a wider audience, the newspaper said.
"Growth of CO2 emissions on this scale will comfortably outstrip any gains made by improved technology and ensure aviation is an even
larger contributor to global warming by 2025 than previously thought. Governments must take action to put a cap on air transport’s unrestrained growth," Jeff Gazzard, from Aviation Environment Federation, was quoted as saying.
larger contributor to global warming by 2025 than previously thought. Governments must take action to put a cap on air transport’s unrestrained growth," Jeff Gazzard, from Aviation Environment Federation, was quoted as saying.
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