InfluenceMap, a British research centre that monitors corporate lobbying around climate change has revealed that ten European airlines have lobbied for a delay to new proposals in relation to aviation carbon emissions. Despite receiving financial aid assistance, according to InfluenceMap, four of the biggest carriers in Europe, Air France-KLM, British Airways, Lufthansa, and Ryanair have all lobbied against new environmental proposals for the aviation sector.
The European Commission is set to unveil its new green legislation next month, which aims to cut the European Union’s carbon emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 when compared with carbon emissions levels in 1990. Ben Youriev, the report’s author, says the unity of opposition across the industry is “surprising” compared to most other industries, such as energy, where there is usually a more mixed picture.
Earlier this year, the flag carrier of Germany, Lufthansa wrote to the EU vice-commissioner for the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans complaining that these new climate rules and regulations would create an “unlevel playing field” in addition to highlighting concerns about a new requirement for carrier’s to use a certain amount of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs).
The response from IATA was not slow in coming, labelling the report “a gross distortion of the aviation industry’s longstanding and genuine sustainability efforts.” The report stands in stark contrast to the commitment shown last year by European airlines to achieve zero emissions by 2050, either through the use of more efficient aircraft, sustainable fuels, or new technologies such as hybrid electric or hydrogen-powered aircraft.
These new European climate rules could put European airlines at a distinct disadvantage compared to their international rivals. IATA said the industry’s decarbonization plan should be a global initiative rather than a regional one. While the new European climate rules may be welcoming news for some, if implemented European airlines could struggle to adapt to these new regulations, as they try to recover from the lasting effects COVID-19 has had on air travel across Europe.
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