Emissions growth will be carbon neutral by 2020, says airline trade body, but it rejected developing countries' call for a climate levy
As one of the most visible targets of environmental campaigning and activism, the aviation industry is keen to show that it is taking action to cut its carbon emissions.
Speaking at the annual general meeting of the industry's trade body, IATA, its chief executive, Giovanni Bisignani, today said that emissions growth from airlines would be carbon neutral by 2020. And he reiterated the industry's previous green ambitions to cut absolute emissions by 50% by 2050, and improve average fuel efficiency 1.5% annually between now and 2020.
But at the same meeting, he also said carriers were "absolutely against" a global tax on fares to raise money that would help developing countries adapt to climate change.
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