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The International Air Transport Association announced on the 19th the launch of an online carbon emissions calculation tool that provides accurate carbon dioxide emissions calculations for commercial passenger flights.

The 78th International Air Transport Association Annual Conference and World Air Transport Industry Summit opened on the 19th in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued a communiqué on the same day saying that its new carbon emission calculation software can provide accurate carbon dioxide emission calculations for any commercial passenger flight to meet the growing demand for carbon emission data transparency in the aviation industry. The software uses the CO2 calculation method published by the International Air Transport Association in March this year, and it calculates the data related to actual fuel consumption information and passenger load factors.

Travelers want to know more about their carbon footprint, Frederic Leger, IATA's senior vice president for commercial products and services, said in the communique. With this software, individuals and businesses can make choices based on standardized CO2 emissions calculations based on information such as aircraft type, route and service level.

This three-day IATA Annual Meeting and World Air Transport Summit will focus on topics such as the sustainable development strategy of the aviation industry, the current situation and future challenges of the aviation industry.

Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, IATA has 290 member airlines around the world, and its scheduled international passenger traffic accounts for about 83% of the world.