American Airlines: Addressing Climate Change American Airlines: Addressing Climate Change Summary Climate change is a pressing global challenge, and American Airlines believes it must do its part to address it. That is why the airline has set a goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. While ambition is important, American knows that what matters most is having a clear roadmap — with both a long-term vision and intermediate milestones — to achieve it. Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 5:45pm American Airlines has launched an effort to build its carbon reduction pathway to 2050 and to refine and expand its strategy for addressing the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. The airline's ESG Report is American's first step toward both efforts, and the airline intends to develop intermediate goals once their demand forecast is stabilized following the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.