Last week’s poll: can the aviation sector cut CO2 emissions without restricting growth?
Passenger numbers are rising, and with it a realisation that growth cannot be sustained without reducing greenhouse gas and other emissions.
Aviation contributes around six per cent of UK emissions and this is expected to rise to 25 per cent by 2050, according to the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF).
The same organisation says aviation is responsible for 2-2.5 per cent of global man-made CO2 emissions, and is expected to grow to between 4 and 15 per cent by 2050.
In the world’s airports, the International Air Transport Association recorded a 4.2 per cent rise in global passenger traffic in 2019, and overall numbers are expected to grow by 70 per cent by 2050.
Interview: Alan Newby, director of aerospace technology and future programmes, Rolls-Royce
According to industry group Sustainable Aviation, the aviation sector is well equipped to handle the rise passenger growth whilst lessening its environmental impact, and believes net carbon emissions from aviation can be cut to net zero in line with government targets.
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