| Low-cost airline companies have been
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| | possibility, with the airline industry
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| incredibly successful over the past few
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| | pointing out that planes now are 70% more
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| years, but their success relies on being
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| | fuel efficient than they were in the
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| able to offer a large number of flights,
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| | 60's. Planes can also be built bigger,
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| which unfortunately for the environment
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| | with Airbus stating that their new A380
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| equates to larger quantities of CO2
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| | planes burns 13% less fuel than a 747.
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| emissions contributing to climate change.
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| | Despite the facts and figures being
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| While the general public enjoy the
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| | thrown back and forth between the
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| convenience of cheap air travel the
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| | aviation industry and the government,
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| backlash against the companies providing
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| | environmentalists argue that no matter
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| the services has been fierce, even
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| | what solutions are thought up, nothing
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| prompting Environmental minister Ian
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| | will diminish the public's desire to fly.
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| Pearson to brand several low cost
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| | Some have commented that the only way to
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| airlines "not just the unacceptable face
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| | solve the problem is to simply make the
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| of capitalism... (but) the irresponsible
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| | cost of flying more expensive, with the
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| face of capitalism."
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| | Aviation Environment Federation
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| In the face of such criticism low-cost
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| | suggesting that every passenger pays an
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| airlines have been quick to point out
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| | extra £34 per 700 miles they fly. The
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| that long-haul flight companies and other
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| | aviation industry was quick to rebuke
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| transport pollutants such as cars are a
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| | this idea, stating that it would be
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| far bigger threat to the environment than
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| | detrimental to the British economy,
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| their flights. The fact remains however,
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| | revealing that air travel contributes
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| that while one 800 mile journey from
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| | around £14billion to the country every
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| Stansted to Rome in a Boeing 737 produces
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| | year.
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| 27 tonnes of CO2, governmental
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| | So what does the future hold for air
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| authorities on climate change have
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| | travel companies and the customers that
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| estimated that the aviation industry
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| | use them? Early indications certainly
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| contributes just 3% to total worldwide
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| | suggest that the cost of flying will rise
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| emissions, compared to the 25% pumped out
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| | while flights in Europe will come under
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| by power stations.
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| | the jurisdiction of the Emissions Trading
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| Many have predicted that aviation
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| | Scheme by 2011, with airlines being
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| emissions will soon rise to 15%, due to
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| | issued with pollution permits. Fines will
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| aviation being one of the few sources of
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| | be charged to airlines exceeding their
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| greenhouse gases that are growing, with
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| | emission limit while green airlines that
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| the government predicting that air travel
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| | lower their carbon emissions will be able
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| will triple during the next thirty years.
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| | to sell back their permits.
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| In light of these predictions, a target
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| | The pressure is now on airlines to come
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| to make planes 50% more fuel efficient by
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| | up with new technology to make air travel
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| 2020 is in place. Scoffed at by some,
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| | more environmentally sound in the future.
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| this target isn't out of the realms of
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