Industry influence over UN aviation body 'extremely concerning'

Exclusive: Firms outnumber green groups at environmental talks, with related events sponsored by fossil fuel companiesAviation industry delegates outnumbered those from green groups by 10 to one at the previous conference of the UN's committee on aviation environmental protection (CAEP), an analysis has found.Other recent meetings held by CAEP's parent body, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), were sponsored by large fossil fuel companies and airlines, including Saudi Aramco and Etihad. Critics accuse the ICAO of having been captured by the industry, resulting in slow efforts to tackle the climate crisis by reducing the carbon emissions from aircraft. Continue reading...