To mitigate its environmental impact, the industry has committed to improving fleet efficiency 1.5 percent per year and to achieving carbon-neutral growth from 2020.
Furthermore, the global debate on climate change, along with regional geopolitical instabilities have challenged nations to act to develop both alternative and carbon-neutral sources of energy.
Arguments have been made that fostering renewable energy through subsidies and other adoption-mechanisms are the path towards increasing the percentage of carbon-neutral renewable technologies that are used.