An environmentally-responsible industry

The environment is one of our top priorities.  Airlines are working constantly to limit their climate change impact, emissions and noise.   IATA is committed to helping them do so. 

Building a greener future

We have a vision (pdf) for our industry to become carbon free in the future.  Complete solutions are not available today, but building blocks, such as alternative fuels, already exist.

We are working with the whole industry to turn this vision into reality, putting aviation on a path towards carbon neutral growth in the medium term.

Great improvements

Airlines have improved fuel efficiency and CO₂ by 20% over the past 10 years. They will continue to improve, by investing in new aircraft and enhancing operations.    

Thanks to technology, today's aircraft are 50% quieter than 10 years ago.  

Local air quality around airports will benefit from new technologies, reducing nitrogen oxides by 80% by 2020.