The ten most polluting airlines in Europe received €683 million worth of free CO2 permits under the EU’s carbon market for aviation
Airlines must also make public the number of allowances that they receive for free. Under the rules of the EU ETS, entities are granted carbon permits for free, which are gradually reduced over time. The European Commission claims that this prevents carbon leakage, where European firms relocate to countries with less stringent climate standards.
Andrew Murphy, aviation director at T&E, said: “The EU claims to be a global leader in carbon markets, but for too long has left the bulk of its aviation emissions underpriced and oversubsidised. As a result, the aviation industry has avoided paying its climate costs. These free allowances are a legacy that have no place, given the climate crisis we are facing. The EU needs to put an end to the get out of jail free cards for aviation.
The 10 top airline polluters were collectively granted €683 million worth of free allowances last year. Some of these airlines, such as Air France, which received €79 million in free pollution permits and ranked fourth in T&E’s ranking of the most polluting airlines under the scheme, is seeking to weaken the EU ETS and asking for a three-year delay to the phase-out of free allowances – meaning that airlines would continue to pollute for free after 2030.
Early estimates of the emissions data shows that the EU-27 aviation sector as a whole emitted 28.0 million tonnes of CO2 in 2021. In comparison, the stationary transport sector emitted 1.34 billion tonnes of CO2 last year. “Although the industry has not fully recuperated from the pandemic slump, airline emissions figures are still way above where they should be.The EU’s climate packages for aviation are not stringent enough. The pandemic offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to reduce the growth of the aviation sector, and an incentive to build back green. But none of this has happened,” concluded Andrew Murphy.
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