Parallel universes? Today: Global GHG emissions at ‘all-time high’. Next week: @EU_Commission will approve more taxonomy #greenwashing, if new ‘technical screening criteria’ aren't improved. A short 🧵1/4
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The Commission's criteria say buying a new fleet of planes is a ‘substantial contribution’ by #aviation to climate action.
This is 1) false and 2) dangerous. Why? 2/4
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It means airlines can buy a whole fleet of new aircraft and call it #sustainable, while selling off their old and inefficient planes to other airlines.
It dupes consumers and diverts crucial investment away from actually sustainable transport. It's #greenwashing 3/4
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CiaranCuffe/status/1666797349983666177
Not all investments in aviation are bad. Investing in sustainable fuels (SAFs) or cleaning up jet fuel should be #taxonomy eligible.
@EU_Commission and @McGuinnessEU should stand up to the airline lobbies and demand more than the bare minimum. 4/4
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