There are more than 100,000 scheduled flights across the world each day and, as result of climate change, they are starting to experience higher levels of air turbulence each day. Climate change is also responsible for increasing the likeliness of dust storms and icing incidents which also impact air travel.
For the first time ever, the UK has fallen from the top 10 of a respected international league table of country’s energy sectors. The World Energy Council sees this as a result of the government’s lack of clarity and the swarm of changes which left the UK facing a potential gap in the energy supply.
International aviation has sealed its first ever deal for reducing greenhouse gases. Starting in 2020, any rise in airline carbon emissions will be balanced with sustainable activities such as planting trees to absorb the excess carbon dioxide.
npower is one of the leading energy companies in Britain, serving an average of 5.1 million business and residential accounts with gas and electricity. npower recently announced that its compliance with ISO 50001 has played a key role in the company’s efforts to lower its energy use and reduce its carbon footprint, whilst transforming the attitudes of its staff.