The U.A.E.’s national carrier’s environmental initiatives include decarbonization, waste management, biodiversity, wildlife, and building ESG. Etihad Airways started its sustainability journey in 2011 by becoming a founding member of the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium and setting out a roadmap for net zero carbon by 2050 in its sustainability report. In 2022, it reduced its single-use plastic consumption by 80%. Its Etihad Greenliner Program operated 40 ecoFlights between 2019 and 2022. In October 2022, it operated its first sustainable aviation fuel flight from Tokyo. In November 2022, the airline signed an MoU with World Energy to decarbonize flights.