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Soiling the sky with carbon footprints

Any New Global Warming Pact Should Include Aviation To Curb Emissions, Say Green Groups Bangkok: Air travel is booming as the world's population grows and fares fall, but its impact on Earth's sensitive climate must be taken into account in any new global warming pact, green groups say. More than 900 delegates flew into Bangkok this week for a UN-led meeting on global warming, spewing about 4,181 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, an official from the United Nations climate body estimated.

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