Soundbite
Giovanni Bisignani, IATA director general and CEO, on environmental issues
Emissions trading schemes are only one piece in the environmental puzzle. Efficiency must be our common vision in limiting the 2 percent of CO2 emissions attributed to aviation. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that there is 12 percent inefficiency in air traffic management globally. This means we produce up to 73 million tons of carbon emissions each year by aircraft flying inefficiently due to air traffic management limitations. This is not acceptable. […] Government commitment to environmental issues must go beyond emissions trading to investments in infrastructure and technology. And we must put an end to tax grabs made in the name of the environment. The environment is a serious issue, not an excuse to fill the cash register
