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Oct. 20, 2021, 5:29 PM

U.K. Pushes for Tougher Airline-Emissions Goals at COP26 Summit

Isis Almeida
Isis Almeida
Bloomberg News
Christopher Jasper
Christopher Jasper
Bloomberg News

The U.K. is leading a push to get more countries to sign up to net-zero goals in aviation as part of the COP26 climate talks later this month.

The International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition is a new group of countries aiming for emissions cuts in the industry, and will be launched in Glasgow, Scotland, according to an official program. COP26 President Alok Sharma said on Wednesday he hopes for more announcements on aviation at the summit.

The coalition will comprise states “that want to meet the challenge of net zero for aviation, and are encouraging all states to do ...