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Air New Zealand has abandoned a 2030 goal to cut its carbon emissions, blaming difficulties securing more efficient planes and sustainable jet fuel.

The move makes it the first major carrier to back away from such a climate target.

The airline added it is working on a new short-term target and it remains committed to an industry-wide goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

The aviation industry is estimated to produce around 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions, which airlines have been trying to reduce with measures including replacing older aircraft and using fuel from renewable sources.

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[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago
[-] Eril@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago

That is my point though: No matter how fucked we are, it could always get worse. There is no "we reached the limit anyway, so no need to worry about anything anymore"

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

There’s still close to 50% chance we’re not fucked. We need to grasp at that straw, especially since that hope is what can keep it from getting worse, much worse. Missing our goal is pretty much a foregone conclusion, but we’re not yet known to be locked into one of the catastrophic tipping points. Let’s avoid those

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