b'BACK TO NAVIGATIONBUSINESS TRAVELThe transport sector includes emissions from the direct combustionTOTAL BUSINESS TRAVEL EMISSIONS of fuels in transportation by road, rail, domestic aviation andTonnes C0 -e per employeedomestic shipping. The main fuels used for transport are automotive2gasoline (petrol), diesel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and aviation turbine fuel. In the year to March 2020, transport accounted for 18.9 per cent of Australias national inventory.(Source: Quarterly Update of Australias National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: March 2020) 1.93 2.23 2.18 2.19The global aviation industry produces around 2% of all human- 1.46induced carbon dioxide emissions and is responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions from all transports sources.The Australian forecasts for reduction of greenhouse emissions2016 2017 2018 2019 2020from the aviation industry is approximately 13.2 megatonnes pa,Total Travelor half the emissions from a normal year. In China, the forecast fall is approximately 200 megatonnes or twenty-five percent of their normal emissions. BUSINESS FLIGHT EMISSIONS Tonnes C0 -e per employee2020 AusLSA Member Performance 2As with electricity emissions, the data in this report are as at 30 June 2020 and only represent four-five months of reduced air travel. Given that, emissions from member firms arising from total travel comprise fifty-two percent of our gross total emissions. While this is a small1.87 2.16 2.11 2.13 1.41reduction from fifty-five percent last year, business travel continues to be our largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.In absolute terms, however, total travel emissions reduced by 13,400 tonnes from last year, or thirty-three percent (1.5% per person). The2016 2017 2018 2019 20202020 total travel emissions per person are now at their lowest level forFlightsthe past five years (down by twenty-four percent from 2016). It is unclear how much of this reduction can be accurately attributed to COVID travel restrictions, however given that our member firms2020 TOTAL TRAVEL continue to be able to operate and service clients using remoteTonnes C0 2 -e per employee for all firmstechnologies, we have to consider the ongoing need for excessive business travel.1.5 AVERAGE0.066.69 MINIMUM MAXIMUM55'