IBA: Aviation emissions at record low

IBA’s latest monthly Aviation Carbon Emissions Index in association with KPMG show that CO2 emissions in the commercial aviation industry averaged 143.7 grams of CO2 per-seat-per mile in January 2022. This represents a record low in aviation emissions since January 2018. The marginal drop in these figures compared with the first half of 2021 is a result of reduced operations from next-gen aircraft in January 2022, and a slight uptick in utilisation in the largest emissions contributors, including the Boeing 737-800 and 777-300ER, and Airbus A320-200. As the aviation recovery begins to ramp up through 2022 and beyond, IBA expects