Combating climate change
We aim to reach a sustainable balance between aviation growth and the control of CO2 emissions by playing our part in the worldwide effort, mobilizing our industry and reducing our own impact.
Climate change is one of the largest environmental challenges facing our planet. Aviation accounts for around 2% of man-made CO2 emissions, but continuing growth in global air transport means this figure is rising.
The effective response to this worldwide challenge must be international. An unprecedented step forward was taken in Montreal on October 8, 2010, when 174 member countries of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a resolution which includes an objective to cut the aviation industry’s CO2 emissions. This represents a first step toward an industry-wide agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale.
As a major actor in this effort, Air France-KLM will continue to move forward in order to mobilize the whole sector. For several years, the Group is playing its part in the collective effort to further reduce CO2 emissions, particularly through our contribution to the development of sustainable biofuels, which will enable us to reduce our carbon footprint and, in the future, to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
