Environmental reporting in airlines: An analysis of mandatory and voluntary KPIs in the EU

The decarbonisation of the aviation industry requires strict regulation to align with the EU Green Deal, which aims to make the EU the world’s first climate-neutral region by 2050. EU regulations continuously evolve and impact the key performance indicators (KPIs) used to measure progress towards this ambitious objective. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme, the AZERO project assesses airline reduction commitments to achieve net-zero carbon by 2050. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to map greenhouse gas (GHG) KPIs, evaluate actions taken, and simulate traffic scenarios to estimate feasibility using the System Dynamics method for the timeframes of 2030, 2040, and 2050. This advanced simulation method uses real airline emission data and environmental, social and governance (ESG) report commitments.