NEW YORK — The head of an international airline trade association said Tuesday the industry will reach some ambitious emissions reductions goals, despite severe financial setbacks faced by airlines across the globe.
International Air Transport Association CEO Giovanni Bisignani told reporters that even with fleet expansions over the next 11 years, the industry can be carbon neutral by 2020 through a range of adjustments. This includes everything from putting less water on a flight — making the plane lighter and saving fuel — to buying new fuel-efficient aircraft.
Being carbon neutral means that the airlines offset as much carbon as they produce. That can be achieved by using renewable fuels or purchasing so-called carbon credits.
IATA also aims to improve fuel efficiency by about 1.5 percent annually through 2020 and to reduce by half the airline industry's total carbon emissions by 2050, compared with 2005 levels.
Bisignani also presented the climate change strategy and targets to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a meeting at United Nation headquarters in New York on Monday.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
AP: IATA CEO: airlines emission goals still achievable
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