India is justified in its concerns about the resolution adopted at the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation to regulate emissions from international aviation — excess emissions being required to be offset by means of measures such as afforestation or carbon capture.
New Delhi’s concern stems from the decision to cap the amount of carbon dioxide produced by international civil aviation at the amount produced in 2020. The aviation sector in India is far from mature — growing at a rate of 23 per cent annually. With sustained economic growth and rising incomes, Indian aviation is expected to maintain its highgrowth trajectory, including in the case of foreign air travel and cross-border movement of air cargo. This means that an ever-increasing amount of emission produced by the sector would be required to be offset by undertaking compensatory emission-reduction measures, a move that would put undue economic burden on airlines and the fledgling aviation sector. While India’s reservations are justified, it has failed to put forward cogent and viable alternative approaches to address the sector’s contribution to climate change.
10/10/16 The Economic Times
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New Delhi’s concern stems from the decision to cap the amount of carbon dioxide produced by international civil aviation at the amount produced in 2020. The aviation sector in India is far from mature — growing at a rate of 23 per cent annually. With sustained economic growth and rising incomes, Indian aviation is expected to maintain its highgrowth trajectory, including in the case of foreign air travel and cross-border movement of air cargo. This means that an ever-increasing amount of emission produced by the sector would be required to be offset by undertaking compensatory emission-reduction measures, a move that would put undue economic burden on airlines and the fledgling aviation sector. While India’s reservations are justified, it has failed to put forward cogent and viable alternative approaches to address the sector’s contribution to climate change.
10/10/16 The Economic Times
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