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Solar powered flights: the future of aviation?
Valentina Jovanovski
19th May, 2011
Last Friday saw the successful completion of the world’s first international solar-powered flight. But, asks Valentina Jovanovski, will this innovation really change the face of air travel or is it just another white elephant? more...
City Airport expansion highlights scale of aviation dilemma
Mark Jansen
21st January, 2011
As the UK government deliberates its new aviation policy campaigners warn that moves to approve airport expansion would put climate targets at risk more...
Government ignoring rail in favour of domestic flights
Ecologist
10th June, 2010
Majority of UK Government departments are choosing to fly staff to destinations easily accessible by train, such as London to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester more...
London council taken to court over City airport expansion
Ecologist
29th September, 2009
London City Airport has been allowed to double the number of flights despite environmental impact more...
Airlines admit carbon reductions to come from offsetting
Ecologist
22nd September, 2009
Aviation sector wants to avoid a closed trading scheme and forced carbon emissions cuts more...
Proposed trading in aviation emissions 'doesn't go far enough'
News
15th November, 2007
The European Union has been accused of letting the air industry off the hook in tackling carbon dioxide emissions. more...Sweeping emissions under the carpet
Peter Lockley
9th August, 2007
International aviation is the UK’s fastest-growing source of carbon emissions, and yet the government isn't even accounting for them. Peter Lockley explains why we urgently need to call a halt to airport expansion more...
WARNING: Flying kills
News
5th April, 2007
Adverts for flights should carry cigarette-style warnings, centre-left think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has advised. more...
Airport expansion: passenger demand means small airports plan to get bigger
News
28th February, 2007
Record demand for cheap flights has resulted in 21 (mostly regional) airports publishing expansion plans in the last 5 years. They have been spurred on to do so by the Government’s plans to raise plane passenger numbers from 200 million in 2003 to 500 million by 2030. more...
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