Global airline industry is the “target” for global warming and producing lot of greenhouse gases, although it is responsible for only 2.6% of total emissions, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive HE Akbar al-Baker has said.
“People are forgetting that shipping is many times more than us…there are more airplanes in the sky than ships in the sea. So we need to tell the general public that we are being targeted. The whole world economy and the transportation network depends a lot on air services,” al-Baker told reporters in Doha yesterday.
Al-Baker said the industry's net-zero 2050 target, which was set last year, would be difficult for airlines to achieve.
It is going to be "very challenging", al-Baker said.
He said other stakeholders in the industry, including engine makers and oil companies, would need to contribute to the goal.
In its recently released annual report for 2021/22, the national airline said, "Despite the aviation industry contributing to less than 2% of the global emissions, Qatar Airways is working with industry stakeholders in leading global efforts to tackle climate change. Reducing emissions is modern aviation’s greatest challenge, and our commitment to climate change goals demonstrates the importance we have placed on this matter.
“At Qatar Airways Group, we are aligned with aviation industry pillars recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA): technology, more efficient operations, sustainable aviation fuels and offsetting.
“Qatar Airways, together with the oneworld alliance committed to a net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first global airline alliance to unite behind a common target to achieve carbon neutrality and outlined its path towards the sector decarbonisation.”
“People are forgetting that shipping is many times more than us…there are more airplanes in the sky than ships in the sea. So we need to tell the general public that we are being targeted. The whole world economy and the transportation network depends a lot on air services,” al-Baker told reporters in Doha yesterday.
Al-Baker said the industry's net-zero 2050 target, which was set last year, would be difficult for airlines to achieve.
It is going to be "very challenging", al-Baker said.
He said other stakeholders in the industry, including engine makers and oil companies, would need to contribute to the goal.
In its recently released annual report for 2021/22, the national airline said, "Despite the aviation industry contributing to less than 2% of the global emissions, Qatar Airways is working with industry stakeholders in leading global efforts to tackle climate change. Reducing emissions is modern aviation’s greatest challenge, and our commitment to climate change goals demonstrates the importance we have placed on this matter.
“At Qatar Airways Group, we are aligned with aviation industry pillars recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA): technology, more efficient operations, sustainable aviation fuels and offsetting.
“Qatar Airways, together with the oneworld alliance committed to a net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first global airline alliance to unite behind a common target to achieve carbon neutrality and outlined its path towards the sector decarbonisation.”
