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Aviation could consume a quarter of 1.5C carbon budget by 2050
2016-08-08 11:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Carbon Brief: The aviation industry faces huge challenges if it is to meet its own self-imposed climate change targets, according to a new UN report. And even if it does meet all its targets, aviation will still have consumed 12% of the global carbon budget for 1.5C by 2050, Carbon Brief analysis shows. If it fails to reach this target, its share of this budget could rise to as much as 27%. The sector has an aspirational goal to cap its emissions at 2020 levels, so that any growth after this year is achieved...
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