Teenage activist Greta Thunberg, who inspired a “flight-shaming” movement against air travel, is spearheading a climate change strike on Friday in Montreal where U.N. aviation leaders are gathering to debate plane emission targets. Both Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Green Party chief Elizabeth May will also be joining in the march. At a campaign stop on Thursday, Mr. Trudeau said he looked forward to marching in Montreal “to fight for the environment”. Last month, Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic to the United States from Britain in a zero-carbon emissions boat to protest air travel emissions, and she denounced world leaders earlier this week for failing to tackle climate change. The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation requires most airlines to limit emissions or offset them by purchasing credits from environmental projects.

Source: The Hindu September 27, 2019 05:03 UTC