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JET SETTER EMISSIONS: Aviation throttles up after Covid lockdowns — but at what cost to the climate?

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Unlike many businesses compelled to cut emissions or pay carbon taxes in response to the climate crisis, the aviation sector (and global shipping industry) has largely managed to wriggle out of legally binding control measures.

by Tony Carnie, Daily MaverickAviation throttles up after Covid lockdowns — but at what cost to the climate? by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick June 29, 2022 Following the “greatest shock in aviation history”, regular air travellers are breathing a sigh of relief as they flock back to the skies for business or leisure.

This article first appeared on Daily Maverick and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

 

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