Air New Zealand says it will immediately remove its 2030 science based carbon intensity reduction target, and withdraw from the SBTi. SBTi worked out the world's first net zero standard, with a science based target of limiting global warming from the pre-industrial era to 1.5 degrees centigrade. It makes you wonder if the airline will reach its 2050 net zero carbon emissions target by 2050 that it's committed to, as chair Therese Walsh said. Looking at the above, maybe it was the honest thing for Air NZ to do, to drop out of the SBTi. Also, who knows what destinations there will be left to fly to in 25 years time, even if the world reaches the net zero target?

Source: Stuff July 31, 2024 12:12 UTC