Clean Sky, a joint venture between the European Commission and the aviation industry, is aiming to improve the environmental performance of aircraft. Mike Scott checks in for a progress report


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24 | Sustainable Business | February 2011


he inclusion of the aviation sector in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme has been accompanied by a great deal of acrimony between the industry and the European Commission.


The industry, which is responsible for 2% of global emissions at the moment, says that Europe’s regional scheme is a mistake and that the global nature of aviation means that only a worldwide initiative will work; Brussels thinks the industry, which is predicted to see air traffic double in the next 15 years, is drag- ging its feet and so it acted unilaterally. However, it would be a mistake to think that the two sides are always at loggerheads –


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