The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued its Green Civil Aviation Development “15th Five-Year” Implementation Plan, targeting breakthrough progress in the sector’s low‑carbon transition by 2030 and a preliminarily established dual-control regime for carbon total and intensity. The plan seeks a 4% cut in CO2 per transport tonne‑kilometre (RTK) and a 15% cut in CO2 per airport passenger handled versus the 14th Five‑Year period, and aims to keep Chinese civil aviation among global l

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued its Green Civil Aviation Development “15th Five-Year” Implementation Plan, targeting breakthrough progress in the sector’s low‑carbon transition by 2030 and a preliminarily established dual-control regime for carbon total and intensity. The plan seeks a 4% cut in CO2 per transport tonne‑kilometre (RTK) and a 15% cut in CO2 per airport passenger handled versus the 14th Five‑Year period, and aims to keep Chinese civil aviation among global leaders. It calls for optimizing the energy mix, significantly enhancing coordinated carbon‑and‑pollution reduction capacity, strengthening SAF industry competitiveness and steadily expanding sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use, accelerating renewable energy deployment at airports, and building a clean, low‑carbon, safe and efficient civil aviation energy system.