European airlines dragging feet on carbon measures

InfluenceMap said carriers are also urging the EU to delay moves to sustainable aviation fuel, with Air France-KLM backing compulsory use only as technology matures, Deutsche Lufthansa AG claiming competitiveness issues, and British Airways owner IAG SA saying SAF should be required only for intra-EU flights.

LONDON: Europe’s biggest airlines are seeking to deflect moves to tighten carbon curbs by favouring an increasingly discredited offsetting programme, according to climate watchdog InfluenceMap.

Carriers are pushing to retain the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (Corsia) over the European Union’s (EU) more rigorous Emissions Trading System, the think tank-said yesterday.