Aviation and Climate Change

McCarthy, James E.

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Aviation and Climate Change

2010-01-27
By McCarthy, James E.

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English

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Creators:

McCarthy, James E.
Corporate Creators:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Subject/TRT Terms:

Climate Change Environmental Impacts Environmental Policy Exhaust Gases General Aviation Global Warming Greenhouse Effect
Publication/ Report Number:

R40090
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Abstract:

This report provides background on aviation emissions and the factors affecting them; it discusses the tools available to control emissions, including existing authority under the Clean Air Act and proposed economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation; and it examines international regulatory developments that may affect U.S. commercial airlines. These include the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme for greenhouse gases (EU-ETS), which is to include the aviation sector beginning in 2012, and discussions under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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PDF
Collection(s):

Transportation Resilience & Vulnerability Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:0c3f125b5f3ddc5a34e86996b89b2efe65a0cb3784a93882b700188f8db4d15a
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18422/dot_18422_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 196.84 KB ]

File Language:

English

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