ANA Group targets 20 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2020

ANA Group is launching an ambitious new environmental program with the aim of reducing its carbon emissions by 20 per cent by 2020 compared with 2005 levels.

Dubbed ANA Fly Eco 2020, the plan will see the introduction of more fuel efficient aircraft into the ANA fleet, use of biofuels in place of conventional aviation fuel and more fuel-efficient operating procedures.

ANA was the first airline in the global aviation industry to set itself a target for reducing total CO2 emissions. The new CO2 reduction target will mean that ANA will cut its emissions per revenue ton kilometer by a fifth over the 15-year period to 2020.

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