The ten most polluted European airlines, in a new report calling for the carbon market
propagandaLas Flight emissions were launched in Europe last year Until it is almost to CO₂, according to a new study that claims sufficient map of this pollution. 8.4 million flights left from European airports in 2024, when CO₂ is born 187.6 million tons (MT), the campaign of transport and environmental campaign (T& E) is calculated. This represents 96 % of the number of flights for 2019 and 98 % of emissions.
But like standard Carbon market It is “suffering from exemptions”, T & E confirms that airlines have been pushing 70 % of the pollution they cause.
“Las Aviation emissions out of control. “From a wager clay, the sector continues to avoid the real cost of its pollution, and mocked the promises of airlines to build again in environmental terms after Covid,” says Creisina Hains, head of T & E, saying.
“If Europe continues on this path, the” green “flying will remain the product of people’s imagination. The following review of the carbon market in the European Union next year is an opportunity to correct a lake of current legislation, and to ensure this Airlines pay their pollution accounts.
What are the most polluted airlines in Europe?
only Ten airlines were responsible for 40 % of all emissions European aviation last year, being the most polluted Ryanaire (16.2 MT Co₂), Lufthansa (10 mt co₂) y British Airways (8.9 MT Co₂).
These numbers make up 9 %, 6 % and 3 % compared to 2023 emissions, respectively. Next in the list is Air FranceWith 8.2 metric tons of CO₂, although a decrease actually decreased 1 % compared to the previous year. The rest of the best 10 was completed by Easyjet, Emirates, KLM, Wizz Air E Iberia This is the largest increase on an annual basis in emissions, 10 %-and United Airlines.
he Ticket It also reflects the continuous direction To expand low -cost companies in the European aviation sector. This happens even in the extraction market, usually dominated by science companies such as Lufthansa and Air France.
The most polluted air methods in Europe
Nowadays, only airlines must Pay the price of flight emissions within the European economic space (EEE), UK and Switzerland. However, of course, long length paths are the most contaminated.
Las Ways with more emissions With the departure from Europe in 2024 they were all IntercontinentalWith London-York at the top of the list, with more than 1.4 metric tons of CO₂ for output trips. London-Dubai (1.2 metric tons) and London-Sengapor (1.1 metric tons) were followed. The first trip with the original in the European Union that appears in the classification is the Frankfurt Shanghai Road, in the fifth place, from which 0.8 tons of departure flights are emitted.
The first track listed in the current range of the community trade system (RCCDE), Barcelona-Lindon, Fake a modest position 135 in the classification, with a production of 0.15 metric tons of CO₂.
This means that Airlines do not have to pay the price of broadcasting In the most polluting ways to leave from Europe, which is T & E “is” essential failure ” Lost opportunity
How can airlines be forced to cover the real cost of pollution?
Expanding the scope of European carbon markets to all flights with origin in Europe would reach an important Climate benefits and income generationAccording to activists.
T & E calculates the extension of the European Union RCCDE and the United Kingdom has been born An additional 7.5 billion euros In 2024 if the price is placed to additional European emissions. This can support the development of environmental technologies such as Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Electric planes and hydrogen.
The European Union will review the next public trade rights trade system, which will provide the opportunity to correct this omission, and expand its scope to all departure trips. However, T& E warns that the review will take place in the middle of the signals from Prepared by the aviation industrySince the executives of important airlines, such as Ryanair and Air France, have asked the European Union to weaken their carbon pricing standards.
