Air New Zealand drops 2030 carbon goal, cites plane delivery delays
-Air New Zealand abandoned on Tuesday a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing delivery delays of fuel-efficient aircraft and high green fuel prices, in a move signalling the difficulty aviation is having meeting de-carbonisation goals. This is the first major airline to row back on climate aspirations but the carrier said it was still committed to an industry-wide target of net zero emissions by 2050 and was working on a new near-term goal.
Air New Zealand in 2022 said it wanted to reduce carbon intensity 28.9% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels, in a methodology validated by the Science-based Targets initiative , a U.N.-backed corporate climate action group. It wants to conduct a demonstration flight of an electric plane by 2026 and in December ordered an all-electric five-seat plane.
A draft emissions plan released last week shows that in part due to these policy changes the country could miss its 2035 emissions and net zero by 2050 targets.
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