Sky's the limit

12th February 2013


Paul Suff reports on what the aviation industry is doing to reduce its environmental impacts

Emissions from aviation currently account for around 2% of total global carbon emissions. This proportion is expected to increase significantly in the near future. Global air traffic is growing at abo

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