Tackling greenhouse-gas emissions from aircraft was never going to be easy, but Europe is laying the groundwork. Sonja van Renssen investigates whether the plans have wings.
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van Renssen, S. Climate battle for the skies. Nature Clim Change 2, 308–309 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1493
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