UK accused of ignoring obligations on aviation emissions

The UK and other EU govts are in breach of international obligations by failing to be open about their policies to tackle emissions from aviation, a coalition of NGOs has said. The group is lodging a formal complaint over the secrecy surrounding regulation of emissions from international flights, which they say allows the aviation industry to be a “climate laggard”. Last year, aviation emitted 895m tonnes of carbon dioxide – 2.4% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to Carbon Brief. If aviation were a country it would be the sixth biggest emitter in the world. But the UK and other EU govts are in breach of international obligations relating to the release of environmental information because they are failing to disclose details on cutting emissions, say the International Coalition for Sustainable Aviation. <br/>