Friday, January 13, 2012
Living Planet: Trading blows
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Podcast Episode Summary
A special show this week – we focus on the dispute over applying Europe's emissions trading scheme to aviation. Also, are more sharks responsible for more shark attacks in Australia?
You can listen to the show online or subscribe to Living Planet as a podcast. Click on the links below for the individual items.Aviation's problem with Europe's carbon tradeThe European Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS) was extended to aviation on January 1 in the face of intense opposition from foreign and domestic carriers. So does the EU's resolve make a global deal more, or less, likely?Europe's carbon market is the biggest in the world. It was introduced in 2005, but starting this year it was extended to air travel for the first time. Any airline taking off or landing in a European airport will need to account for at least part of that journey's emissions on the ETS. It's not just foreign airlines that are upset. European carriers are also dissatisfied. We take a look at some of the competing concerns.
Reporting: Nathan Witkop, Holly FoxInterviewees: Andreas Bartels; Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus; Bill HemmingsWhat's driving a spike in shark attacks?A spate of lethal shark attacks in Western Australia has provoked fears and questions among locals and tourists alike. Though shark sightings are common in Australia, deaths are rare.On average, about one person has died of shark attack in Australia each year for the past 50 years. But in Western Australia, four people have died in the last 18 months. The government there recently approved millions of dollars for safety programs. DW went to the beach to look behind the attacks.
Report: Jonathan Gifford
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