How airlines are reducing carbon footprint amid Covid-19


By AGENCY

Air France is taking its fuel-guzzling A380 aircraft out of service ahead of schedule. — AFP

The aviation industry has long been under pressure to reduce pollution, and while airlines have taken a financial wallop from the coronavirus crisis it may not stop a greening of the skies. What promises have been made on pollution?

Aviation accounts for around 2% of global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the major greenhouse gasses that causes global warming, according to the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organisation.

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