11:28am UK, Tuesday September 22, 2009

The aviation industry says it will halve its carbon emissions by 2050.

The aviation industry is responsible for 1.6% of global emissions

The aviation industry is responsible for 1.6% of global emissions

BA chief executive Willie Walsh called on world leaders to support what he called an "unprecedented agreement'" between airlines.

The deal, backed by airports and aircraft companies, will be presented to world leaders at the UN's climate summit in New York by Mr Walsh.

The move will mean travellers will have to pay more for their airfares.

And it is also likely to trigger a race for green technologies among aviation companies as they look for efficient ways of running their fleets of aircraft.

The G20 is meeting in America this week in an attempt to lay down the foundations for the replacement of the Kyoto protocol.

The move to cut emissions by the International Air Transport Association is thought to be an attempt to head off criticism by environmental groups ahead of the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December.

The aviation industry is responsible for 1.6% of global emissions of greenhouse gases.
It will become the biggest emitter in the developed world if it continues to grow at its current rate.

The Committee on Climate Change warned the Government this month that aviation will produce a quarter of all emissions in the developed world even if they are capped at 2005 levels by 2050.

The (IATA) says it will reduce net carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2050, compared with 2005 levels; to make all industry growth carbon-neutral by 2020.

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