With the upcoming United Nations summit on climate change only a month away countries around the world are getting ready for big changes that may come. Although some prominent politicians are skeptical that the summit will be anything more than a lot of politicking, others are hopeful that countries can join together and sign a binding treaty to limit carbon emissions. Protesters and activists have been grabbing headlines in an effort to raise awareness of the summit as well as to put pressure on politicians to get something done. Some businesses and industries have decided to take the matter into their own hands in a pre-emptive strike against climate change.
One such industry is the global air travel industry, which includes everything from airports, airplanes, airlines, manufacturers, and airport operators. The industry has made a promise to reduce carbon emissions in what some see as a pre-emptive strike against possible restrictions that may be levied after the summit in Copenhagen. Some in the air travel industry are concerned that one of the main goals of the summit will be to reduce air travel, so they are taking action to show the United Nations that the air industry is serious about reducing carbon. They are particularly interested in an extension of the carbon trading scheme that airport operators currently have in place.
Although the airline industry was not brought up much during the Kyoto Treaty, pressure from environmental groups and activists has ensured that it will be a focus of the summit in Copenhagen. A variety of tactics will be used to reduce carbon emission by half over the next forty years.
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