Comments on: Wednesday Night #1334 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/09/wednesday-night-1334/ Where the world comes together Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:12:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Diana Thébaud Nicholson http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/09/wednesday-night-1334/#comment-1049 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:41:32 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/09/wednesday-night-1334/#comment-1049 21 June 2007 (BBC) <strong>Planemakers confront green issues</strong> By Jorn Madslien Business reporter, BBC News, Paris air show Carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft are a significant and growing contributor to harmful global warming. It is time for the industry to sort it out, says Scott Carson, chief executive of Boeing's commercial planes division. "The industry has to come together to commit resources and human energy, and to say that this is a priority," Mr Carson says. "I think we've gotten on to the same page in a hurry," he adds, insisting that the industry spends a lot on technology, on weight reduction and on improved efficiency - and thus, reduced emissions. "Aircraft are 70% more efficient than they were when they were first brought into the industry half a century ago," he points out. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6223834.stm" rel="nofollow">More </a> 21 June 2007
(BBC) Planemakers confront green issues
By Jorn Madslien
Business reporter, BBC News, Paris air show
Carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft are a significant and growing contributor to harmful global warming. It is time for the industry to sort it out, says Scott Carson, chief executive of Boeing’s commercial planes division.
“The industry has to come together to commit resources and human energy, and to say that this is a priority,” Mr Carson says.
“I think we’ve gotten on to the same page in a hurry,” he adds, insisting that the industry spends a lot on technology, on weight reduction and on improved efficiency - and thus, reduced emissions.
“Aircraft are 70% more efficient than they were when they were first brought into the industry half a century ago,” he points out. More

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