Briefing: The airline cost implications of rising EU ETS allowance prices

For decades, fuel and labour have made up the lion’s share of an airline’s operational cost, but in Europe – and potentially soon in other places – another cost element is rising to the fore: emissions trading scheme compliance.

For decades, fuel and labour have made up the lion’s share of an airline’s operational cost, but in Europe – and potentially soon in other places – another cost element is rising to the fore: emissions trading scheme compliance.