BERLIN / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – The aviation industry continues to face major challenges in achieving climate goals. Despite a slight improvement in CO2 efficiency of 7.5 percent compared to the pre-Corona year, the industry remains far behind the Paris climate targets. Experts are now calling for a special tax on business and first class tickets in order to reduce CO2 emissions.
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The aviation industry is facing an immense challenge: meeting the Paris climate targets seems a long way off, even though the airlines’ CO2 efficiency has increased by 7.5 percent compared to the pre-Corona year. However, this improvement only corresponds to an annual increase of 1.5 percent and therefore falls short of the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The environmental organization Atmosfair published these results on the occasion of the World Climate Conference in Brazil.
A key proposal to reduce CO2 emissions is the introduction of a special levy on business and first class tickets. These classes have two to five times more environmental impact than economy tickets. Countries such as France, Spain and Kenya have already proposed similar measures. Atmosfair managing director Dietrich Brockhagen emphasizes that a turnaround in climate protection in aviation is not foreseeable, despite decades of assurances from the industry.
Modernizing aircraft fleets is considered the most important lever for improving climate efficiency. Modern aircraft emit significantly less CO2 than their predecessors. However, progress in this area is limited due to delivery difficulties from manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus as well as a high proportion of business class flights. German airlines such as Lufthansa, Condor and Tuifly therefore only end up in the middle field, with Tuifly achieving the best values.
For the comparison, Atmosfair calculated the CO2 emissions per kilometer and passenger. Airlines that use modern aircraft with many seats and make good use of both seats and cargo space achieve the best values. The results show that the industry still has a long way to go to achieve its climate goals. However, a combination of technological innovations and policy measures could bring about the necessary change.
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