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American, Delta, United Are World's Dirtiest Airlines
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In a recent survey of 20 of the world’s largest airlines, the three airlines that top the list for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL), Delta Air Lines Co. (NYSE: DAL) and United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL). The least polluting are Finland’s Finnair and Portugal’s TAP Air.
The sample size is based on those airlines that report emissions data and represents less than 10% of the world’s more than 200 carriers.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has set a goal of reducing aviation’s net carbon dioxide emissions to 50% of 2005 levels by 2050. The ICAO also agreed to a binding agreement for a 4% reduction in CO2 emission compared to 2015 levels on all new commercial jets delivered after 2028.
The five most polluting airlines are American, Delta, United, Lufthansa and Air France in a virtual tie for fourth, and Emirates, the airline that has the biggest gain in the two-years through the end of 2014.
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