In 2022, Air China Limited emitted 15.04 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂), representing a slight drop from the previous year. Between 2014 and 2019, the Chinese flag carrier increased its CO₂ emissions by 36 percent, peaking at 23.5 million metric tons in 2018.
Aviation industry emissions worldwide
The global carbon dioxide emissions from commercial aviation followed an upward trend from 2009 to 2019, reaching over 900 million metric tons prior to the pandemic. In terms of global commercial aviation routes, the Intra-Asia/Pacific region contributed to the highest share of aviation CO₂ emissions in 2019, with 199 million metric tons of CO₂ produced that year. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the global aviation industry, thereby breaking the trend of increasing CO₂ emissions. However, in the future, under a business-as-usual scenario, the projected CO₂ emissions from the aviation industry in 2050 are estimated to reach 1.8 billion metric tons, double the level in 2019.
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Air China. (April 25, 2023). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions of Air China Limited from 2014 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288228/co2-emissions-of-air-china/
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