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In 2024, Air China Limited emitted million metric tons of carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚), representing an increase more than five million tons from the previous year. Between 2014 and 2019, the Chinese flag carrier increased its COâ‚‚ emissions by ** percent, peaking at **** 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 *** 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 COâ‚‚ emissions in 2019, with *** million metric tons of COâ‚‚ produced that year. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the global aviation industry, thereby breaking the trend of increasing COâ‚‚ emissions. However, in the future, under a business-as-usual scenario, the projected COâ‚‚ emissions from the aviation industry in 2050 are estimated to reach *** billion metric tons, double the level in 2019.

China aviation industry emissions

In 2020, China was the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, with **** billion metric tons of emissions. In terms of CO₂ emissions from China’s aviation industry, around million metric tons were reported in 2019, and it is estimated that around million metric tons of CO2 will be reached in 2050. In 2019, Beijing Capital International Airport ranked first in CO2 emissions in the Asia-Pacific region and sixth in CO2 emissions among airports worldwide, producing **** million metric tons of CO₂.