IAG boss calls for global deal on carbon emissions
The boss of British Airways has urged govts to back a UN plan to cut greenhouse gases produced by the aviation industry and revealed the company hopes to reduce its own carbon dioxide emissions by 8.5%. Willie Walsh has called on govts and carriers to support a proposal by the UN’s ICAO for a global deal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the industry. At the same time, IAG has unveiled a target to cut its CO2 emissions to 87.3 grams per passenger kilometre by 2020 from 95.4 last year. Aviation ministers are due to meet in Montreal in October for ICAO’s assembly and Walsh wants them to agree a mandatory international plan on CO2. The airline industry has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2050 but this target can only be met if govts back ICAO’s plan, according to Walsh. <br/>
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IAG boss calls for global deal on carbon emissions
The boss of British Airways has urged govts to back a UN plan to cut greenhouse gases produced by the aviation industry and revealed the company hopes to reduce its own carbon dioxide emissions by 8.5%. Willie Walsh has called on govts and carriers to support a proposal by the UN’s ICAO for a global deal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the industry. At the same time, IAG has unveiled a target to cut its CO2 emissions to 87.3 grams per passenger kilometre by 2020 from 95.4 last year. Aviation ministers are due to meet in Montreal in October for ICAO’s assembly and Walsh wants them to agree a mandatory international plan on CO2. The airline industry has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2050 but this target can only be met if govts back ICAO’s plan, according to Walsh. <br/>
