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'Ryanair is the new coal' as it becomes first airline in
EU's top ten biggest polluters
By Alice Tidey • last updated: 02/04/2019 - 15:37
Ryanair became one of Europe's 10 biggest polluters last
year, a first for a company that doesn't run coal-fired power plants, European
Commission's figures show.
The data compiled by the Brussels-based Transport &
Environment (T&E) research group shows that Ryanair emitted an estimated
9.9 megatonnes of CO2 in 2018, making the low-cost airline the bloc's 10th
biggest polluter.
Power plants — seven of which are German — make up the rest
of the top 10. The biggest emitter was found to be Poland's Belchatow power
station — the world's second largest fossil-fuel power plant.
'Ryanair is the new coal'
T&E also highlighted that airlines' emissions have been
rising (+4.9% in 2018 and +26.3% over the past five years) while those from
other emission-trading sectors are declining (-3.9% last year).
The Irish carrier outpaced these figures with emissions up
6.9% in 2018 and 49% over the past five years.
For Andrew Murphy, T&E's aviation manager, "when it
comes to climate, Ryanair is the new coal."
He also deplored that airlines do not pay taxes on fuel or
VAT on its tickets.
"Aviation is Europe's biggest climate failure. The
worst thing we can do in response is to put all our hopes in an offsetting
scheme that gives airlines a licence to grow indefinitely."
"But that is exactly what airlines have cooked up at
the industry-dominated UN aviation agency. The time has come for a big change in
Europe's aviation policy," he went on.
In a statement, Ryanair said it is "Europe’s greenest
& cleanest airline."
It added: "Passengers travelling on Ryanair have the
lowest CO2 emissions per kilometre travelled than any other airline."
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