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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. The next major UNFCCC Climate Change Conference, COP 18/CMP 8, will take place 26 November to 7 December 2012 in Qatar, in close cooperation with the Republic of Korea. as possible, but not later than 2015.

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Airlines Present Climate Change Proposals at UN Forum; 50% Absolute Cut In Emissions by 2050 Compared to 2005

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Governments must also create the legal and fiscal framework to support the development of sustainable biofuels for aviation. Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO. Principles of IATA’s global sectoral approach include: International aviation should be included in the post-Kyoto framework.