…The aviation industry is the new favourite focus for the ire of environmental groups. Greenhouse gas emissions from airlines are the fastest growing source of emissions in Europe… However, the aviation industry as a whole has been attempting to respond to the concerns… There is some scope for airlines to cut their emissions, through technical changes and through switching to fuel-saving procedures. Bill Glover, director of environmental performance at Boeing…[said] alternative fuels might provide another way to slash emissions… "Carbon offsetting is being used as a smokescreen to avoid real action to tackle climate change…we must cut the growth in flights if we are to meet our climate change targets," says Richard Dyer, transport campaigner at Friends of the Earth. [also refers to General Electric, Virgin, NetJets Europe]