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Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest grouping of investors
pushing for corporates to move faster on cutting emissions, said
the actions were needed to help limit global warming to 1.5
degrees Celsius above pre-industrial norms.
CA100+ said it was updating its views on the sector in light of
a major report from the International Energy Agency last year
which suggested deep cuts in fossil fuel use would be needed to
reach the mid-century target.
The CA100+ report is expected to inform discussions with company
management by its 615 members, which collectively manage more
than $65 trillion in assets, ahead of the next season for annual
general meetings.
On sustainable aviation fuel, the report highlights the need for
a "substantial" increase between now and 2030, citing the IEA's
analysis that 16% will need to come from advanced biofuels and
2% from synthetic fuels. In 2020, use was below 0.1%.
In addition, CA100+ said business travel and long-haul leisure
flights needed to be capped at 2019 levels and demand shifted to
high-speed rail, where possible, in order to keep emissions at
half their projected 2050 level.
Aviation firms also needed to cut their own emissions rather
than use carbon offsets to compensate for them, it said.
"The industry holds its future in its own hands," said Ben
Pincombe, Head of Stewardship for Climate Change at the UN
Principles for Responsible Investment, the organisation leading
the Climate Action 100+ Aviation Sector Strategy.
"If the sector fails to respond effectively, it is likely to
face significant and rapid regulatory tightening, and ever
greater scrutiny and challenge from capital markets.”
(Reporting by Simon Jessop; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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