The Aviation Carbon Footprint report for 2011 was released on 9th October 2012. The highlights of the report are as follows:
i) There is 6 percent growth in carbon emissions from 11.99 million tonnes in 2010 to 12.7 million tonnes in 2011.
ii) The carbon footprint of civil aviation sector is less than 1 percent of the country’s total carbon emissions.
iii) The emissions of Indian scheduled airlines are forecast to grow to 14.5 million tonnes and 111.0 million tonnes by 2020 and 2050 respectively.
iv) Fuel efficiency of many scheduled airlines are at or below the average global level of CO2 per RTK ( i.e. 0.95 Kgs) but some are on the higher side also.
On the bais of these recommendations, the Government is planning to develop comprehensive framework for Environmental Protection from Aviation Sector.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Shri K.C. Venugopal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.