From 2008 to 2018, the aviation industry in Canada improved its fuel efficiency by 18%.
Without this improvement, the industry would have emitted an additional 5 Megatonnes of greenhouse gas in 2018.
This is equal to emissions from 1,250,000 cars driven in one year.
The aviation industry is becoming greener in Canada by:
- buying new aircraft and upgrading fleets
- pre-cooling and heating aircraft at the terminal
- looking at ways to add sustainable aviation fuel to the supply chain
- switching to electric baggage loaders and ground equipment
- implementing carbon management plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from airports
- installing charging stations for electric vehicles
- managing air traffic to save fuel
Greening Aviation in Canada
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