Ryanair claims to be ‘greenest and cleanest’ major airline in Europe
Ryanair has again claimed to be Europe’s greenest and cleanest major airline despite being named recently as one of the continent’s worst polluters by the EU’s Transport and Environment (T&E) group. The carrier bases its claim to green credentials on having the lowest carbon footprint per passenger of any European airline. The company published figures on Tuesday showing that it produced 69g of carbon-dioxide per passenger for every kilometre its craft travelled in December. It claimed this was half the rate of other rival European airlines. However, according to data released last month by the T&E group, Ryanair was responsible for 9.9m tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2018, making it one of Europe’s top 10 worst polluters. The airline was one of only two non-energy companies on the list, and the only airline. <br/>
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Ryanair claims to be ‘greenest and cleanest’ major airline in Europe
Ryanair has again claimed to be Europe’s greenest and cleanest major airline despite being named recently as one of the continent’s worst polluters by the EU’s Transport and Environment (T&E) group. The carrier bases its claim to green credentials on having the lowest carbon footprint per passenger of any European airline. The company published figures on Tuesday showing that it produced 69g of carbon-dioxide per passenger for every kilometre its craft travelled in December. It claimed this was half the rate of other rival European airlines. However, according to data released last month by the T&E group, Ryanair was responsible for 9.9m tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2018, making it one of Europe’s top 10 worst polluters. The airline was one of only two non-energy companies on the list, and the only airline. <br/>
