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Commercial aviation's key players are backing a target of net zero emissions by 2050, but high costs and opposition from China remain obstacles toward reaching a global climate goal at a United Nations aviation meeting next fall.

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Tim HepherAllison LampertEric Johnson 4 minute read A Boeing 777X airplane takes off during its first test flight from the company's plant in Everett, Washington, U.S. January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester/File Photo July 26 (Reuters) - Commercial jets delivered by Boeing Co (BA.N) in 2020 will contribute on average to emissions equivalent to 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each over their more than 20-year lifespans, data issued by the planemaker showed on Monday. Boeing is the latest company to report so-called Scope 3 emissions that result when customers use their products, amid p...

Commentary: Scott Reeder - The real harm caused by Cuban embargo Scott Reeder FacebookTwitterEmail In 1999, George Ryan became the first U.S. governor to visit that communist nation. “The Cubans wanted to play the national anthem and display the U.S. flag when we got off the plane. But it didn’t happen because our State Department contacted the Cubans and demanded that they not do it,” he said during a telephone interview this week. The U.S. government has had an embargo against Cuba for about 60 years. It was established in response to the Cuban government seizing property owned by U.S...