Air NZ aims to cut carbon emissions by 16% by 2030, from 2019 levels

Air New Zealand aims to reduce absolute carbon emissions by 16.3% by 2030, from a 2019 baseline. That would equate to a required reduction in carbon intensity of 28.9% during the period, the airline said in a statement on Thursday. The airline’s interim target had been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which is a partnership between carbon disclosure charity CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature. Air NZ chief operational integrity and safety Officer David Morgan said the company’s greenhouse gas emissions had been reviewed in detail by the SBTi to ensure it had an accurate emissions baseline and science-based target set.<br/>