New rules requiring airlines to use more sustainable fuels across the European Union have been agreed in a bid to help decarbonize the sector.
Planes are parked on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy, near Paris, Friday, May 17, 2019. New rules requiring airlines to use more sustainable fuels across the European Union have been agreed by member countries in a bid to help decarbonize the sector.
The move is expected to reduce aircraft carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2050 compared to “a ‘no action’ scenario, and provide climate and air quality benefits by reducing non-CO2 emissions," the Commission said.of transportation emissions in the EU, making it the second biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the sector after road transport, the Commission says. If global aviation were a country, it would rank in the top 10 emitters.
The EU has also set a goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. It says it needs to cut transport emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels to achieve this. Despite a drop during the COVID-19 pandemic, emissions from the aviation sector are expected to continue growing. According to EU data, they increased “an average of 5% year-on-year between 2013 and 2019.”
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