Kjos get climate criticism – Dagsavisen

 
 

It appears from calculations performed by Friends of the Earth, based on Norwegian’s stated desire for a huge expansion in the future.

 
 

– 20 percent growth every year

 
 

“The company will grow by 20 percent every year for the next five years, and virtually all the growth will come in the long routes,” It emerges from an article in Aftenposten earlier this year.

 
 

– The total climate impact of such growth will be at 7.1 million tonnes of CO2 annually for five years, said Head Holger Schlaupitz in Naturvernforbundet.

 
 

– For comparison, they released nearly 2.6 million passenger cars in Norway out 5.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2014, he adds.

 
 

– Is it not in the cards that an airline wants to grow?

 
 

– It is important to have a critical look at anyone who wants to run a business with such large emissions of greenhouse gases, corresponding Schlaupitz.

 
 

– It is also important that authorities provide effective instruments that can slow and preferably lead to a decline in air travel. The Norwegian aircraft seat fee is a step in the right direction and a model for other countries. Sweden is considering introducing a similar charge now, he said.

 
 

– Why are you critical of the only Norwegian and not the entire industry?

 
 

– Because we have seen that other airlines have so huge expansion plans.

 
 

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– Ever needed

 
 

Monday wrote Dagsavisen the City of Oslo in a submission have said no to a third runway at Gardermoen . It deserves praise for politicians, believes Schlaupitz.

 
 

– It is absolutely necessary to avoid a third runway at the airport in order to prevent the expansion of air travel that is being prepared. If Avinor will first spend tens of billions of such a development, it is also a great danger that the capacity is being utilized.

 
 

So far there is little evidence that most Norwegians are concerned about climate impact of flying. Avinor can constantly report about new records. May 13th, for the first time over 200,000 passengers traveled through Avinor’s airports in one day. Meanwhile, there are reports about 10 percent more passengers to Denmark and 9 percent more passengers to Sweden. The trend we should try to break for the holidays, think Schlaupitz.

 
 

– Select destination which is not far away and you can get to without flying, his primary recommendation.

 
 

Press Officer Daniel Kirchhoff says in an email to Dagsavisen that Norwegian’s fleet has an average age of only 3.6 years.

 
 

– It makes it one of the world’s youngest and most environmentally friendly. Beyond that, we are also interested in filling the tank with biofuel. It requires, however, that politicians help development on the way, in that they make it available at a competitive price.

 
 

Kirchhoff believes that more air traffic also organized by the Norwegian, is a natural development, “because more people can afford to travel.”

 
 

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