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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N. body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline. The sooner that the costs of carbon control are included in the costs of doing business, the sooner new technologies will be developed.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

Along the way, I’ve spoken with airline consultants, fuel producers, carbon offset experts and industry critics, as well as with Shell executives, to understand the technologies and market drivers that could, over time, enable aviation to align with other industries in meeting the terms of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

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The Cost of Doing Business in the Heat

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

In industries like agriculture, fishing, transportation logistics, and construction, workers must work outside and generally have little protection against high temperatures. If you can’t plant them yourself, pay others to plant trees for you through carbon offsets or donating to organizations planting trees. Plant trees.