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Cut Aviation Emissions By Flying Less, U.S. Academic Urges [Video]
The surest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation is to fly less, Tufts University food policy specialist Parke Wilde told a “nearly ... -
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Latest Leg in Round-the-World Voyage
Solar Impulse 2 concluded its round-the-world test flight with a touchdown in Mountain View, California April 24, nearly 10 months after being grounded by ... -
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‘Divisive’ IMO Debate Slows Action on Shipping Emissions
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) closed out a meeting in London, UK last week without agreeing on a work plan to contribute to the ... -
Manufacturers Tout Hybrid-Electric Plane
Europe’s Airbus and Germany’s Siemens have a plan to deal with the unchecked growth in greenhouse emissions from commercial air travel: the hybrid-electric commercial ... -
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EU Threatens Regional Plan If ICAO Can’t Rein In Aviation Emissions
European Union diplomats are threatening to restart the “stopped clock” on a regional Emissions Trading System (ETS) for international airlines if the UN International ... -
Electrified Hyperloop Could Slash Intercity Travel Times
Imagine travelling from Vancouver to Toronto in three hours, from Toronto to Montreal in 30 minutes, or from Montreal to Miami in less than ... -
Biofuel Blend to Power 150 United Flights Per Day from LAX
United Airlines converted its flights between Los Angeles and San Francisco to run on a 30% biofuel blend earlier this month, with plans to ... -
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Aviation Consortium Turns Fish Poop Into Jet Fuel
What do you get when you bring together six aquaculture ponds, eight fields growing sea-water-loving halophyte plants, and four mangrove swamps? Jet fuel, of ... -
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New Battery Design Could Pull Carbon Out of the Air
A research team at Vanderbilt University has come up with a new battery design that could pull carbon out of the atmosphere, turning electric ... -
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LNG Terminal Could Create ‘Marine Desert’ in BC’s Saanich Inlet
A proposed floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal could turn British Columbia’s environmentally sensitive Saanich Inlet into a “marine desert”, while producing greenhouse gas ... -
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New ICAO Carbon Standard Leaves Multi-Billion-Tonne Gap
Even if the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopts its proposed carbon efficiency standard for new aircraft, the industry will still face a multi-billion-tonne ... -
Oil Price Slump Leaves Strong Enthusiasm for Green Slime
Scientific enthusiasm for algae-based biofuel remains strong, despite collapsing oil prices that raise the price-competitive bar. -
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New ICAO Emission Rules Show ‘Aviation Industry is Sandbagging’
An expert panel of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has adopted new rules to curb greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aircraft, but environmental ... -
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Greenland May Opt Out of Paris Accord, But Post-Oil Future Awaits
Greenland is threatening to opt out of the Paris Agreement, even though its rapidly-melting ice sheet is seen as one of the most serious ...
