Cross-border rules on aviation emissions give airlines an easy ride

Cross-border rules on aviation emissions give airlines an easy ride
Air New Zealand has a net zero emissions target for 2050. (Image: Supplied)
Greg Hurrell
The world’s aviation industry has committed to net-zero aircraft emissions by 2050, but the one existing cross-border agreement only aims to stop them from rising any further.Aviation accounts for 2% of global emissions and 12% of transport emissions. However, international flights fall outside most countries’ carbon accounting, such as New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme (ETS).In 2021, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) adopted a long-term aspirational goal for aviation, which committed airlines to r...

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