Our August 2023 Aviation Emissions Report looks at global passenger related aviation emissions, with a specific focus on the 25 largest markets by total aviation emissions.
This month we look at Ireland as our focus country.
Focus market on this month's report: Ireland
Highlights from this month’s report include:
- Total global passenger-related aviation emissions estimated at 67.33m tonnes.
- 41% of aviation emissions in August 2023 were covered by a compliance programme such as CORSIA or EU ETS.
- The largest growth rates in the 25 largest emitting markets in August 2023, when compared with August 2022 were Republic of Korea (+57%) and Thailand (+52%).
- Five markets (India, Turkey, Qatar, Greece and Vietnam) out of the 25 largest emitting markets saw aviation emissions in August 2023 above August 2019 levels.
Spotlight on Ireland – the 38th largest source of passenger related aviation emissions in August 2023.
- In August 2023, passenger related aviation emissions from Ireland were estimated at 0.27m tonnes, 9% below pre pandemic levels in August 2019.
- 96% of aviation emissions from Ireland were covered by the CORSIA and EU ETS compliance schemes in August 2023.
- Aer Lingus is the largest emitter of aviation emissions from Ireland over the past 12 months, followed by Ryanair.
- The 10 most efficient routes operated from Ireland in August 2023 were by Ryanair Holdings plc according to RDC’s CARE Index.
Download this month’s report here
Our CO2 data which powers our monthly report is available as a dataset, via an API or as part of a subscription to Apex
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