This month we look at United Kingdom as our focus country.
Focus market on this month's report: United Kingdom
Highlights from this month’s report include:
- Global passenger-related aviation emissions in January 2026 were 67m tonnes
- 62% (42m tonnes) of these emissions were not covered by an emissions compliance programme
- 12 out of the 25 largest markets for passenger-related aviation emissions had emissions below January 2019 levels in January 2026
Spotlight on United Kingdom
- Passenger-related emissions from airports in United Kingdom were 2.4m tonnes in January 2026, -8% below January 2019 levels and +1% against January 2025
- United Kingdom ranked 3rd largest country for emissions in January 2026
- Out of the 10 largest airports for emissions, airline operations from London - Luton Airport had the lowest emissions per ASK
- TUI Airways had the lowest emissions per ASK out of the 10 largest airlines for emissions over the last 12 months
Download this month’s report here
Our CO2 data which powers our monthly report has been independently audited and verified and is available via our Scope 3 emissions platform, as a dataset, via an API or as part of a subscription to Apex.
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