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BA sets lofty green goals

Eco-Aviation Today, February 10, 2009, p.5

British Airways announced an environmental target of halving net CO2 emissions by 2050. The target, one of the most ambitious by an airline, was announced last month in Hyderabad by CEO Willie Walsh. He said, "While some people say that in economic times as desperately tough as these we can afford to put climate change issues on one side, I could not disagree more. Halving CO2 by 2050 is an extremely challenging target. But it is one I am sure we can achieve."

Walsh said the goal will be achieved by "investment in cleaner aircraft, use of alternative fuels, more efficient flight routings and the spread of emissions trading from Europe to the whole world," adding, "We have taken climate change issues very seriously for a long time. More than a decade ago we became the first airline to publish fuel efficiency targets--and we have achieved an improvement since then of almost 30%."

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