We strongly support bringing emissions from international shipping and aviation into our existing climate response framework. Incorporating international aviation emissions into our existing systems would allow the tourist industry to pivot with support to a post-fossil fuel world. We resist efforts to protect the status quo, namely, the international shipping industry not paying its fair share for the climate damage it causes.
OraTaiao's full submission to He Pou a Rangi The Climate Change Commission, prepared by Dr Dermot Coffey, is available here.
Photo by Chris LeBoutillier on Unsplash.