In the UK, Green Air News reported that IATA Director General Willie Walsh said in his end-of-year industry briefing to the media that progress on decarbonising the airline sector has been slow this year. Commenting on efforts to decarbonize the airline sector, Walsh said: “We needed to build on the slow progress that we have seen so far, which we had expected to improve in 2024 but we’re not at the levels we had hoped to be and we need to see greater awareness on the part of governments around the world. “This isn’t just to do with sustainable aviation fuels, it’s about the wider transition to a net zero global economy in 2050. We’re not asking for special treatment for the airline industry, we’re just looking for the same support other industries have received in their energy transition,” Walsh said. “We need governments to recognize that they have a huge role to play. This can’t happen by the efforts of the airline industry alone. It must involve every player to ensure we hit the critical net zero emissions target in 2050,” he added.
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