EasyJet Calls For Mandatory Emissions Standards

It now seems that easyJet is calling for a mandatory emissions standard to ensure a 40 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from next generation aircrafts. The well known budget airline now claims that greener aircrafts would be much more beneficial than continuing the industry as a whole.

This new call comes after a pledge was just made in September by airlines to cut their CO2 emissions in half by the time 2050 roles around. The demand also comes just ahead of the Climate Change Summit, which is set to take place in Copenhagen on December 7^th.

The chief executive of easyJet, Andy Harrison, said that aviation needs a global solution now. He went on to note that the government’s first instinct is to tax, but this will not deliver sustainable aviation as the industry grows. Andy Harrison also noted that changes in technology are in the works and the industry needs tough legislations on emissions standards for it to be delivered sooner.

Andy Harrison says that wartime has led to one of the biggest leaps in aviation technology. The government must ensure that the war on climate change delivers the next big leap in technology as it should. EasyJet demands a legislation for cleaner aircrafts to stop the industry from flying old planes that do not fit into emissions standards.

Thus, easyJet has proposed that the solution should be introduced in three phases. By 2015 new aircrafts should meet the global emissions standards. By 2024 airlines could not add any aircraft to their fleet that did not meet the standards. Last, by 2030, airlines could not operate any kind of aircraft that did not meet emissions standards.