Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Airlines 'must take initiative' before climate-change talks, warns BA boss Willie Walsh


UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation has failed to thrash out an emissions-trading scheme for airlines

Leading airlines have warned that they could be punished at the Copenhagen climate change talks this year because the industry has failed to influence environment ministers.

Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways, urged airlines to increase their lobbying efforts after delivering a warning about the efforts of the United Nations body charged with representing airlines, the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

ICAO, which is comprised of transport ministers from UN member governments, has failed to thrash out an emissions-trading scheme for airlines and is not due to meet again until October, by which point other groups could have proposed tougher measures for airlines.

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