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oneworld member airlines have committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The alliance’s 13 member airlines plan to achieve
this target within the existing environmental framework previously
agreed to by governments, including through the ICAO.
The airlines will develop their individual
approaches to reach the target of net zero carbon emissions by
2050, through various initiatives such as efficiency measures,
investments in sustainable aviation fuels and more fuel-efficient
aircraft, reduction of waste and single-use plastics, and carbon
offsets among other measures.
Several oneworld member airlines are already
actively prioritising a range of environmental sustainability
initiatives. IAG (the parent of member carriers British Airways
and Iberia) was the first airline group worldwide to commit to net
zero carbon emissions by 2050. Japan Airlines and Qantas have also
targeted net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while Finnair aims to
achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
Several other initiatives, including the use of
more sustainable materials, investing in more fuel-efficient
aircraft, and the development of sustainable aviation fuels are
already in progress at many member airlines. British Airways, for
example, is part of an initiative to turn household and commercial
waste into renewable jet fuel. American Airlines has undertaken an
extensive fleet replacement initiative that has welcomed more than
500 new, more fuel-efficient aircraft into its fleet in place of
less-efficient planes, and it has also begun adopting sustainable
aviation fuel.
oneworld Chairman and Qantas Group CEO, Alan Joyce,
said, “The commitment of oneworld member airlines to reach
net-zero emissions by 2050 underlines the importance that we as an
alliance have placed on becoming a more sustainable industry.
Despite the challenges we are all facing amidst the COVID19
pandemic, we have not lost sight of the responsibility we have to
reduce emissions in the long term and today’s announcement
reflects the strength of that commitment.”
The net zero carbon emissions target is among several environment and sustainability initiatives
that oneworld member airlines are collaborating on, through a
working group co-led by IAG Group Head of Sustainability Jonathon Counsell and Qantas Executive Manager Sustainability and Future
Planet, David Young.
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