NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday sought views on a set of proposals aimed at making airports and the aviation industry less polluting.
In a white paper titled ‘National Green Aviation Policy’, the government said airlines should use modern, less noisy and more fuel efficient aircraft while all new and upcoming airports should have clean energy generation projects on their site. The policy, however, does not propose any carbon tax on the industry.
It said that air safety watchdog the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should work with the oil ministry and private agencies to facilitate availability of commercially viable bio jet fuels.
