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"International airlines could cut back flights to Australia in coming years
because the high-polluting long haul routes stand out as low-hanging fruit to
meet future environmental commitments, the country’s parliament has been
warned.
Mandatory emissions reductions schemes for global aviation are still being
negotiated. However, Australia risks being “priced out” of the international
aviation network when carbon pricing and other binding targets begin taking
effect over the next decade, the Australian Airports Association (AAA) said in
a submission to a parliamentary inquiry.
“As Australia is at the edges of the global air network with long distances
from Australian airports to major regional and global hubs in Asia, North
America and the Middle East, it is essential to ensure Australia remains a
viable destination for international migration, tourism and business travel,”
the AAA’s submission said.
Operators disproportionately reducing frequencies of flights to the southern
hemisphere as an easy path to meet their obligations in a carbon-constrained
future could leave Australians with considerably fewer – and significantly more
expensive options – to connect with other continents.
Ensuring the local sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry and stores are
capable of refuelling aircraft on SAF for their return leg will be essential to
prevent ambitious environmental commitments from isolating Australia, the AAA
warned, as it called for the government to be an active voice at discussion
tables as global agreements are fleshed out."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
