Aviation emissions in Spain are growing faster than in any other major European country

Aviation emissions in Spain are growing faster than in any other major European country, according to a study published by the organisation Transport & Environment (T&E), which warns that plans to expand Spain’s main airports will exacerbate this trend. Spain aims to simultaneously expand twelve of its busiest airports, including Madrid, Barcelona, Palma and Malaga, which accounted for two-thirds (66%) of emissions from flights departing from the country by 2025, according to T&E’s analysis. The organisation also estimates that planned expansions at these four airports will generate an additional 35 million tonnes of CO2, an amount roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of the entire Portuguese economy.

The expansion of the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport alone would mean an additional 23 million tonnes of CO2 over 25 years, according to the organisation’s estimates.

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