Airlines lobby to rewrite carbon deal in light of coronavirus
by Gwyn Topham and Fiona Harvey from Environment | The Guardian on (#51W28)
Industry says it is not trying to dodge obligations but that it is a 'matter of survival'
Airlines are lobbying to rewrite the rules of a global agreement designed to tackle aviation emissions, with the coronavirus outbreak expected to make its targets tougher to meet.
Campaigners accused airlines of attempting to "dodge their obligations", but the industry said it was "a matter of survival", with most international travel currently frozen in the Covid-19 crisis.
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