Brussels, 21/02/2023 (Agence Europe) – The NGO T&E expressed its regret on Friday 17 February, that the criteria for aviation under the EU’s taxonomy rules, currently under discussion, allow aircraft to qualify if they meet low fuel efficiency standards, even though they still rely almost exclusively on fossil fuels. “Sticking a green investment label on thousands of highly polluting aircraft is pure greenwashing. The European Commission must back down. Not surprisingly, Airbus is lobbying relentlessly to keep aviation in the taxonomy. But this would just be a smokescreen that would allow them to sell dirty aircraft for years to come”, said T&E’s Aviation Director Jo Dardenne. Based on data analysis, T&E estimates that 90% of future Airbus orders, which is 7,000 aircraft, could meet the criteria for the EU’s taxonomy for sustainable investment. (TM)