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Qantas Group targeting 25% reduction in emissions by 2030
April 1st 2022
Qantas Group has set an interim target of reducing carbon emissions by 25% by 2030, based on 2019 levels, a major step along the road to reaching the industry’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Read More » On Thursday, the Australian-headquartered airline group released its climate action plan, which outlined some key targets for lowering emissions, reducing waste and broadening its offset program. They are achieving 10% sustainable aviation fuel use by 2030 and 60% by 2050, eliminating all single use plastics by 2027, sending no waste to landfill (except quarantine waste) by 2030 and improving fuel efficiency by an average of 1.5% a year until 2030. "We have had a zero net emissions goal for several years, so today’s interim targets are about accelerating our progress and cutting emissions as quickly as technology allows," Qantas Group CEO, Alan Joyce, said. “Responding to climate change is a big challenge, but we will get there." In related news, the Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ANZ and INPEX for a reforestation and carbon farming project in Western Australia.
