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Airlines To Fly Less, And Pollute Less, In Downturn [1]

Airlines will reduce their carbon emissions by nearly 8 percent this year as they slash the number of flights they operate in line with a drop in both cargo and passenger demand, executives said on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2009
Laura MacInnis [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
Tags:
Air Pollution [4], Global Warming [5], Energy Efficiency [6], Air Transport [7], Fossil Fuels [8]
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