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EU PUTS AIRLINES' GREENWASHING PRACTICES UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
06 May 2024 06:15 GMT
… investigation suggest that carbon dioxide emissions from flights can … .
In response, Airlines for Europe has stated that … or sustainable aviation fuels. However, the EU Commission … CO2 emissions from flying, which may not be accurate. Additionally, airlines …
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EU election could force sharp turn in electric car policy
06 May 2024 07:19 GMT
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Following lengthy negotiations, EU member states reached a … those with no tailpipe CO2 emissions.
Thus in slightly more … carmaker was watching the European and US elections closely.
… carbon footprint of the aviation industry.
Yet automakers like Porsche …
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Germany’s new aviation tax hike elicits rebuke from industry
05 May 2024 20:39 GMT
… Association (IATA), comprising global airlines. In addition to competitive … appears sympathetic to the European Taxation Directive which would … ’s goal to cut greenhouse emissions by 65% by 2030 … s efforts to reduce CO2 emissions in aviation were not the …
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Unforeseen: EU starts investigation against Hungarian Wizz Air!
05 May 2024 16:07 GMT
… from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the European Commission and EU consumer authorities … on claims made by airlines that the CO2 emissions caused by a flight …
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IATA criticizes Germany’s ‘unhealthy obsession’ with aviation taxes
05 May 2024 13:02 GMT
… that although aviation aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by … stated that revenues from aviation taxes would directly fund … tax makes it harder for airlines to invest in SAF, … to be leaning towards the European Taxation Directive, which proposes …
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What is the EU’s Response to Airline Greenwashing?
05 May 2024 10:58 GMT
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So how is the EU preventing airlines from using the complicated nature … the aviation sector as greenwashing tools to bamboozle consumers?
20 airlines are … authorities, after airlines have made claims that the CO2 emissions caused by a …
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Europe Scraps Net Zero
05 May 2024 09:37 GMT
… The Wall Street Journal reports Europeans Ditch Net Zero, While … the looking glass when European politicians start sounding saner … in London in slashing carbon emissions. Until, that is, … government resisted imposing an aviation tax to discourage excess …
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IATA's Walsh Slams Germany's Unhealthy Obsession With Aviation Taxes
05 May 2024 09:12 GMT
… aviation with less money to fund decarbonizing and emission reduction … had identified the 20 airlines involved in the greenwashing … European (11.6%), Middle Eastern (10.8%) and African airlines … (8.1%).
Are Germany's aviation taxes …
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German aviation tax surge threatens economy and climate goals, says IATA
04 May 2024 22:01 GMT
… recent 19% increase in German aviation taxes, citing detrimental impacts … to the rest of the EU.
IATA criticises the government’ … ability to invest in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and other … toward achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
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