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international flights remain outside the Kyoto Protocol while other industries come
under an emissions cap. The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP)
recommend a 60 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to avoid
the catastrophic consequences of climate change (RCEP, 2001), while unconstrained
aviation could be adding anything up to 150 per cent on current levels. Including
aviation in the Kyoto treaty is a priority; removing tax advantages and subsidies is
another. Targets should be set for air pollution and noise, met with a mix of charges
and regulations to guarantee compliance.
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S
USTAINABLE
AVIATION
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IMPLICATIONS
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ECONOMIES
IN
TRANSITION
Delia Dimitriu, TAROM Romanian Air Transport
Introduction
The world has realized the need to be eco-friendly while developing; but sustainable
development will never be achieved if one out of every five people on Earth con-
tinue to live in poverty. This conclusion is evident at all United Nations Commis-
sion on Sustainable Development meetings. Agenda 21 - the environmental plan of
action agreed by the world's governments at the Earth Summit in Rio - stressed that
all aspects of environmental protection must be taken into account, including eco-
nomic and social aspects. All countries use the global set of resources. Traditionally,
it has been the developed countries of the North who used the bulk of those
resources, and where most consumption occurred. The developing world has its
right to development, and these countries rely very much on tourism and trade.
This commentary provides a perspective relevant to European economies in transi-
tion, in Central and Eastern Europe, and the less-developed world, where revenue
and employment are as much a priority as environmental protection.
