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UN Backs Fight Against EU Airline Law

November 3, 2011November 3, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization came down yesterday against the European Union’s plans to force non-EU airlines into a cap and trade scheme. The ICAO adopted a working paper by 26 of its 36 member countries, urging Brussels not to require compliance from non-EU carriers, Reuters reports. Under EU ... Read more »

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Growing the Grid, Budget Veto Threat, Gulf Reparations

July 22, 2011 by Environmental Leader

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved guidelines for growing the nation’s electricity grid to accommodate renewable energy and market competition, The New York Times said. The guidelines say that costs should be paid by those who benefit. The agency also suggested that federal regulators will enable transmission line ... Read more »

EPA to Regulate Aircraft NOx; GHGs Could Be Next

July 7, 2011July 7, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed nitrogen oxide standards for engines used primarily in large commercial aircraft, including 737s, 747s and 767s, just days after a court decided that the EPA has responsibility to regulate carbon emissions from aviation. The EPA has published a proposed rulemaking to adopt the NOx ... Read more »

Airlines to Be Second Biggest Sector in EU Carbon Market; Energy Firms Want Tough Targets

March 7, 2011March 7, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The aviation sector will be the second-largest industry in Europe’s carbon trading system when it joins the market next year, the European Commission (EC) announced today. The EC announced that airlines’ carbon dioxide limit will be 213 million metric tons in 2012 and 208.5 million metric tons in 2013, Bloomberg ... Read more »

Airlines Need Government Financing to Pay for ‘Green’ Upgrades

September 17, 2010September 17, 2010 by Gina Roos

If the U.S. aviation industry is going to meet its sustainable and environmental stewardship goals, including the implementation of next-generation air traffic management systems, it will need government support, according to a new report released by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). One of the recommendations cited in the report is ... Read more »

UPS Sustainability Report: Sets Goal to Improve Fuel Efficiency by 20%

July 27, 2010 by Gina Roos

UPS has set a new target to improve the miles per gallon (mpg) performance of its entire U.S. package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020, according to the company’s latest corporate sustainability report. In 2009, UPS drivers logged 77.3 million more miles than in 2000, yet fuel ... Read more »

Virgin, Alaska Airlines, Continental Get Green Nod From Greenopia

June 3, 2010June 3, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Virgin, Alaska Airlines and Continental won the top tthree spots in Greenopia’s rankings of the most environmentally friendly airlines as the website updated its rankings yesterday. Virgin won points for its young fleet, only 2 years old on average, making it more fuel efficient, and has installed winglets on its ... Read more »

EU Takes Tough Emissions Stance for Planes, Ships

October 22, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The European Union has adopted a proposal to curb airline’s emissions 10 percent by 2020, and that of ships by 20 percent by 2020. The move comes as environment ministers of EU nations wrangle over how deeply to cut emissions overall. Instead of the 80 percent emissions cut by 2050 ... Read more »

Airline Urges Bathroom Breaks to Lighten Load, Save Fuel

October 8, 2009October 21, 2009 by Gina Roos

More airlines are starting to retrofit their facilities with energy-efficient LEDs to save energy, while some others are targeting not-so-traditional initiatives to lighten their fuel consumption. On the bizarre side, a Japanese airline has launched a new initiative that calls for passengers to use the bathroom before boarding to help ... Read more »

EU: Nearly 4,000 Airlines Must Reduce Emissions or Face Ban

August 24, 2009 by Gina Roos

The European Union (EU) has released a list of nearly 4,000 companies including commercial airlines, private jet operators and air forces around the globe that must reduce their emissions or face a European airport ban, reports DW-World.de. Last year, the EU adopted a new policy that requires airline emissions in ... Read more »

Europe Leads the Way in Greener Airlines

August 14, 2009 by Gina Roos

The airline industry will be the first in the U.S. to face a cap on its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as the European Union readies a list of airlines it will regulate under its cap-and-trade system for carbon dioxide, reports the New York Times. More than 700 airlines registered in ... Read more »

Airlines Target Carbon Neutral Growth From 2020

June 9, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced at a recent board meeting that it would achieve carbon neutral growth from 2020 through a combination of investment in technology, biofuels and economic measures such as carbon trading, reports Reuters. Airlines also project that carbon trading will cost the industry about $7 ... Read more »

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