Ryanair, first European airline in the top 10 polluters

Ryanair Holdings Plc was one of the 10 biggest polluters of Europe Last year, this is the first time this has happened to a company that does not operate coal plants.

This is the conclusion of the European Union's carbon emission data badysis conducted by the European Federation of Transport and the Environment, a research group based in Brussels. The group found that carbon dioxide emissions from Ryanair rose 6.9% last year.

The results highlight the increasing contribution of the airline industry in terms of greenhouse gases, responsible for the degradation of the atmosphere. Air pollution has increased by about two-thirds since 2005 and is expected to continue to increase as flights become more affordable. As a result, the sector is becoming the largest issuer in three decades.

Other industries manage to reduce their production of harmful substances. Last year, the European Emissions Trading System recorded a 3.8% reduction in greenhouse gases. German nations in the UK are phasing out coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions.

Ryanair was the ninth on the list of the biggest polluters in Europe. The other 10 main stations are occupied by utilities that produce electricity from coal, the dirtiest fuel possible.

In a statement, Ryanair said that "it is the greenest and cleanest airline in Europe" and that "pbadengers traveling on Ryanair have the lowest CO2 emissions per kilometer driven are. "

The International Civil Aviation Organization has recently begun to tackle aviation emissions by adopting self-restraint guidelines. The purpose of these guidelines is to offset any increase in carbon by planting trees or investing in cleaner technologies. Critics of the plan said the offsets have already been tried and are not working, in part because they are hard to control.

According to preliminary data, EU emissions covered by the region's carbon market have further declined last year after rising slightly in 2017.