IPPR: Plane Trading - policies for reducing the climate change effects of international aviation

Date Added: 11th November 2004

Aviation is the fastest growing source of transport greenhouse gases, although it is still small in proportion to others. Yet emissions from international flights are not controlled by the Kyoto Protocol (KP) and there are no policy instruments directly addressing the problem.
In assessing the policy options, we argue that five key criteria must be addressed. The policy must be environmentally effective, economically efficient and technically and administratively feasible. The effects of equity and competitiveness must be examined and the policy should reflect or move towards the polluter pays principle.

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