Everyone's Talking About... Aviation emissions

“Aviation is Europe’s biggest climate failure. The worst thing we can do is to put all our hopes in an offsetting scheme that gives airlines a license to grow indefinitely”

Andrew Murphy, Aviation Manager, Transport & Environment Michael Gill, Executive Director,

Air Transport Action Group

“AS AN INDUSTRY IT’S IMPORTANT WE WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE THE SECTOR’S ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. IT’S REFRESHING TO SEE SO MANY GTMC MEMBERS AND PARTNERS INVESTING IN SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES, BUT WE ENCOURAGE MORE TO DO SO IN ORDER TO FUTURE-PROOF THE SECTOR”

Adrian Parkes, Chief Executive Officer, GTMC

As we prepare to expand our airport, we’re working with airlines to encourage fierce competition for the top spot of the ‘Fly Quiet & Green’ league table”

Matt Gorman, Heathrow’s Director of Sustainability

“IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT To SAY THAT AIRLINES ARE NOT TAKING CLIMATE ACTION SERIOUSLY. AIRLINES ARE HEAVILY ENGAGED IN

SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY”

“Ryanair is the greenest airline in Europe. Our CO2 per passenger km is 67g, which is 25% lower than the other big European airlines. Our environmental policy commits to further reducing this to 61.4g by 2030 – 31% lower than other big airlines in Europe”

Ryanair spokesperson