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Ryanair becomes first airline to enter top 10 ranking of EU carbon polluters

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 02 April 2019 •
Aviation's emissions are taking off...just as the power sector delivers carbon gains
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Aviation's emissions are taking off...just as the power sector delivers carbon gains

As coal use drops off, aviation is coming to the fore as bloc's biggest emitter

Ryanair is now one of the highest emitters under the EU's Emission Trading System (EU ETS), with official data released yesterday suggesting the airline has become the first non-coal plant to enter the...

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