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Industry says: Airlines for America, an industry trade group, released a statement after the meeting pledging to work with the Biden administration on climate goals and highlighting its members’ commitment to a 50 percent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050, as compared to 2005 levels. Delta and American separately announced Friday that they had partnered with Deloitte to reduce emissions through sustainable fuel use.
And yet: It isn’t enough, according to at least one environmental group. “Biofuels are false solutions that don’t decarbonize air travel,” according to Clare Lakewood, climate legal director for the Center for Biological Diversity. “Real action on aircraft emissions requires phasing out dirty, aging aircraft, maximizing efficiencies and funding the rapid development of electrification.”