If It Had Airlines’ Support, ACES Might Fly A Little Easier

The energy and climate moving through Congress has many corporate backers that are big polluters, including many big power utilities, such as Duke Energy. But you can add the airline industry to the list of those who support some form of climate action, but not the current bill under consideration. The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the many of the U.S. airlines, does not currently support the Waxman-Markey bill, known as ACES.

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