Who pays for greener flying? IATA says airlines cannot bear the burden alone
- HONG KONG: With international air travel rebounding, attention is turning to the industry’s growing carbon footprint.
- Aviation accounts for about 2.5 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
- But as the aviation industry faces increasingly tougher global climate rules, airlines should not be expected to shoulder the cost of decarbonisation alone, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Asia-Pacific head of sustainability.
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- HONG KONG: With international air travel rebounding, attention is turning to the industry’s growing carbon footprint.
- Aviation accounts for about 2.5 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
- But as the aviation industry faces increasingly tougher global climate rules, airlines should not be expected to shoulder the cost of decarbonisation alone, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Asia-Pacific head of sustainability.
Sources: CNA