Aviation Is First Global Industry to Limit Carbon Emissions Gauntlet is now thrown down to maritime and land transportati

MONTREAL—Arnold Franck was 1,800 miles away from his island nation of Haiti this week when Hurricane Matthew washed away entire towns and claimed nearly 300 lives. But, he said, being here at a meeting of the United Nations’ aviation agency was critical for Haiti’s future.

Franck, the director of air transport for Haiti’s national civil aviation office, said countries considering a plan before the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to limit global aviation emissions needed to hear what climate change means for poor and vulnerable nations.

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Source: Scientific American