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18/02/2010Greening air travel

Amid steady growth in air traffic and related polluting emissions, the aerospace industry is rolling up its sleeves to ensure that the sector grows in a carbon-neutral manner as of 2020.



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There are no legally binding targets to reduce CO2 emissions from aviation. But both political concerns over climate change and simple economics reducing fuel cost to increase profit are pushing the industry to seek more fuel-efficient ways of flying.As fuel can represent up to 50% of airlines' costs, pressure is mounting to reduce consumption by improving technology and managing airspace more efficiently.  Concern over the security of supplies of oil-based kerosene is also a key driver of the search for alternative fuels.


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