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We believe the use of
lower-carbon renewable
fuels derived from
environmentally and
socially sustainable
sources have the
potential to meet the
industry’s carbon neutral
growth goals and lower
the dependence on
fossil fuels.
ENVIRONMENT
SIA is committed to safely and reliably
carrying passengers and freight
around the world. We believe that
we have a long-term responsibility
to help protect the environment. As
part of the Group’s commitment to
environmental conservation, SIA not
only ensures that we comply with
environmental codes of practice set
by regulatory authorities, we are also
transparent about our environmental
policies and action plans.
programme to mitigate the rising
CO2 emission levels. SIA’s passenger
fleet, SIA Cargo freighters and SilkAir
aircraft already meet the stringent
2004 ICAO CAEP/6 Emission
Standards for NOx, which are 12
per cent lower than the previous
standard and will provide a 40 per
cent reduction in NOx emissions
compared to the first standard.
SIA also participates in the Asia
and Pacific Initiative to Reduce
Emissions (ASPIRE) programme,
a partnership of air navigation
service providers focused on
environmental stewardship in the
region. To date, selected daily flights
operating between Singapore and
Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and
Christchurch have been included in
the programme.
We believe the use of lower-
carbon renewable fuels derived from
environmentally and socially sustainable
sources have the potential to meet the
industry’s carbon neutral growth goals
and lower the dependence on fossil
fuels. As a member of the Sustainable
Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG) which
advocates the use of sustainable biofuels
for the aviation sector, SIA has pledged
to adopt aviation biofuels produced
sustainably, and is committed to partner
government agencies, biofuel producers
and suppliers, and other stakeholders to
do so.
SIA supports the International
Air Transport Association (IATA)’s
Four-Pillar Strategy to promote
and drive efforts towards carbon
neutral growth from 2020 onwards
- specifically in the areas of
technology, operations, infrastructure
and economic measures.
More of the Airline’s
environmental activities and
programmes are available in the
Singapore Airlines Sustainability
Repor t FY2013/14.
As part of our efforts to reduce the
climate change caused by increased
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,
SIA constantly works towards
improving fuel consumption of our
fleet operations. The Group has in
place a comprehensive fuel efficiency
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