Ryanair was Europe's most polluting airline in 2023, with the Irish low-cost carrier emitting 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). Germany's flag carrier, Lufthansa, was the second highest emitting airline in Europe in 2023, having produced 9.5 MtCO₂.
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Transport & Environment. (April 19, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions of airlines in Europe in 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/
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Transport & Environment. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions of airlines in Europe in 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/
Transport & Environment. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Airlines in Europe in 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/
Transport & Environment, Carbon dioxide emissions of airlines in Europe in 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/ (last visited September 10, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions of airlines in Europe in 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Transport & Environment, April 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/
