Europe's most polluting airline in 2019 was Lufthansa, having emitted 19.11 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). This was closely followed by British Airways, the flag carrier of the United Kingdom, which emitted just over 18 million metric tons of CO2 that year.
Total emissions of selected European airlines in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2)
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Transport & Environment. (March 29, 2021). Total emissions of selected European airlines in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/
Transport & Environment. "Total emissions of selected European airlines in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2)." Chart. March 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/
Transport & Environment. (2021). Total emissions of selected European airlines in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/
Transport & Environment. "Total Emissions of Selected European Airlines in 2019 (in Million Metric Tons of Co2)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/
Transport & Environment, Total emissions of selected European airlines in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Total emissions of selected European airlines in 2019 (in million metric tons of CO2) [Graph], Transport & Environment, March 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230981/biggest-airline-polluters-european-union/