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Aviation has a central role in terms of commitment to the climate issue. In many places, there are demands that sustainability and the EU’s green donor be the leaders when the world starts again after the crown crisis. Climate requirements have all the prerequisites to be symbolic and clear when it comes to the future of aviation.
The other day, France awarded an aid package to Air France-KLM of approximately € 7 billion, approximately SEK 70 billion. Aid is conditional on claims for compensation. For example, the airline must not compete with the railways and cannot offer domestic travel for less than 2.5 hours by train. The company will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent by 2030, compared to 2005. In five years, at least 2 percent of aviation fuel will come from renewable sources. .
Pascal Canfin, The chairman of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee wants airlines requesting support packages also to commit to driving a green transition. “We cannot make the same mistake as after the 2009 financial crisis and use tax money to make investments without taking into account the objectives of the EU green donor,” he told Reuters news agency.
Sweden has decided up to SEK 5 billion in credit guarantees for aviation. But some weather conditions will not be linked to credit guarantees.
– In France, special requirements are established for an individual company. The starting point for Swedish government policy is that we are clear to all companies when we say that airlines operating in Sweden must comply with the guidelines we have here, says Tomas Eneroth (S), Minister of Infrastructure.
– We have the same difficult requirements for the airline to change, the form of financing should not determine what requirements we make.
Biofuel, reduction obligation and investments in electric planes are measures presented by Tomas Eneroth. Also, an air tax that affects whether it is biofuel or fossil fuel. There, work is underway for differentiated take-off and landing rates that will benefit flights with less climate impact.
Tomas Eneroth wants to see a climate smart restart for the transport sector after the crown crisis, but with other means than conditional credit guarantees.
– I hope we will get broader support within the EU behind the fossil fuel tax requirements. In the long term, it will be an important instrument to promote change in aviation.
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