Ongoing emissions from
… aviation growth
TOURISM
• Booming air tourism could fuel European rent hikes of up to €250 a year
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/booming-air-tourism-could-fuel-european-rent-hikes-of-up-to-eur250-a-year
MORE FLIGHTS
• Air travel: How increased demand undermines efforts to improve efficiency
https://table.media/en/climate/news/air-travel-how-increased-demand-undermines-efforts-to-improve-efficiency
• Global aviation has contributed $4.1T so far to world economy in 2026
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/global-aviation-has-contributed-41t-so-far-to-world-economy-in-2026-report/4025834
• Aviation Fuel Market Size, Future Growth and Forecast 2034
https://www.strategicrevenueinsights.com/industry/aviation-fuel-market
• Strengthening air transport is critical to Europe’s resilience and prosperity
https://www.icao.int/news/strengthening-air-transport-critical-europes-resilience-and-prosperity
… greenwashed fuels and engines
On a planet already dangerously hot, just stopping new emissions won’t make us safe. The CO2 already in the atmosphere must also be cut. So using existing CO2 — whether in plants (biofuel), in waste, or via Direct Air Capture combined with hydrogen electrically extracted from water (e-fuels) — to create new CO2 emissions, the so called net zero, carbon neutral technologies and pathways, is totally counterproductive. As are offsets for the same reason.
‘SUSTAINABLE’ AVIATION FUELS
The aviation industry uses marketing greenwash and accounting tricks to mislead you into thinking that actual flight emissions from ‘Sustainable’ Aviation Fuel (SAF) are a fraction of those from fossil jet fuel. A jet never burns pure SAF, so a common 50:50 blend with fossil jet fuel doubles claimed emissions. And actual flight CO2 emissions are additionally more than claimed, by the amount of CO2 drawn down in making the fuel. Furthermore SAF still creates non-CO2 emissions twice as warming as actual flight CO2 emissions.
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market Projected to Reach USD 17.01 Billion by 2035, Growing at 25.2% CAGR
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/935668469/sustainable-aviation-fuel-market-projected-to-reach-usd-17-01-billion-by-2035-growing-at-25-2-cagr
• India steps up preparations for sustainable aviation fuel
https://biofuelsdigest.com/india-steps-up-preparations-for-sustainable-aviation-fuel/
• Singapore’s sustainable jet fuel platform taps Australian registry provider to build tracking system
https://carbon-pulse.com/537847/
• Government will consider mandates for green fuel in cars
https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/government-will-consider-mandates-for-green-fuel-in-cars-20260818-p60p9g
• Jet fuel made from tropical fruit get $3 billion backing
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-04/jet-fuel-made-from-tropical-fruit-gets-3-billion-backing
• Decarbonising airfreight requires whole-system approach
https://www.aircargonews.net/insights/2026/08/decarbonising-airfreight-requires-whole-system-approach/
• Ready for take-off: the fuel behind your flight
https://www.bp.com/press-and-publications/energy-in-focus-magazine/the-fuel-behind-your-flight
• Passenger jet flies on fuel made from waste CO₂ in aviation breakthrough
https://the-european.eu/story-64032/passenger-jet-flies-on-fuel-made-from-waste-co₂-in-aviation-breakthrough.html
• Time out! A reality check on business aviation’s sustainability record
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/6013832-time-out-a-reality-check-on-business-aviations-sustainability-record/
• EcoCeres, SF Group and China National Aviation Fuel collaborate to advance low-carbon air cargo development
https://decarbonisationtechnology.com/news/3017/ecoceres-sf-group-and-china-national-aviation-fuel-collaborate-to-advance-low-carbon-air-cargo-development
• EcoCeres partners with SF and CNAF to launch sustainable commercial fueling program
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/finance/article/339621/EcoCeres-partners-with-SF-and-CNAF-to-launch-sustainable-commercial-fueling-program
• Europe Widens Its Lead Over US, Asia in Switch to Cleaner Jet Fuel
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/europe-widens-lead-in-cleaner-jet-fuel-as-us-asia-fall-behind
• The 15th Five-Year Plan for Civil Aviation Development Issued
https://www.caac.gov.cn/English/News/202608/t20260812_231485.html
• American Airlines Advances Sustainable Aviation Fuel Adoption
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/american-airlines-advances-sustainable-aviation-174500699.htm
• The Clock Is Ticking on Leaded Aviation Fuel
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18082026/hurdles-complicate-aviation-lead-fuel-transition/
• Jet Engines Perform Equally on Coconut-Blend and Conventional Jet Fuel, but Environmental Impact Differs
https://www.eplaneai.com/news/jet-engines-perform-equally-on-coconut-blend-and-conventional-jet-fuel-but-environmental-impact-differs
• SAF faces cost, creation challenges
https://agupdate.com/illinoisfarmertoday/news/article_0146e64e-73f7-4a9f-84e0-7e9f8a476b4a.html
• China’s Niutech signs agreement to turn plastic waste into sustainable aviation fuel
https://sustainabilityonline.net/news/chinas-niutech-signs-agreement-to-turn-plastic-waste-into-sustainable-aviation-fuel/
eFuel
• American Airlines Completes Its First Commercial eSAF Flight
https://www.cleanthesky.com/innovation/electro-sustainable-aviation-fuel
• Can Jet Fuel Be Made from Air? How e-SAF Is Transforming the Future of Aviation Fuel
https://blog.lgchem.com/en/2026/08/13_esaf/
… non-CO2 emissions
• AI to help planes avoid climate-warming ‘sky graffiti’
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62em5lpvnjo
• Why do some aircraft leave contrails while others don’t – and why are airlines trying to prevent them?
https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/contrail-production-reduction-strategies-guide/
… delusional scenarios
OFFSETS
When all sectors need to reduce their emissions to zero, the aviation industry buys/offsets the reductions of others in order to grow its own emissions. When the planet is already dangerously hot, offsets steal carbon drawdown needed to cool the planet to excuse further emissions.
• How Green Is Your Ride This Summer?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherelliott/2026/08/01/how-green-is-your-ride-this-summer/
• Leave Less Travel Program
https://www.aircanada.com/media/leave-less-travel-program/
CARBON TRADING
• Air France-KLM’s EU ETS bill climbs 35% as airline reiterates concerns over bloc’s climate rules
https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/air-france-klms-eu-ets-bill-climbs-35-as-airline-reiterates-concerns-over-blocs-climate-rules/
NET SERO 2050
Net zero emissions by 2050 allows ongoing emissions and subtracts from them carbon drawdown needed to cool an already dangerously hot planet.
• The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-massive-climate-lie-that-will-destroy-human-civilization
• UK aviation group plots route to net zero in updated decarbonisation roadmap
https://www.greenairnews.com/?p=9403
• Our 2050 target
https://www.airnewzealand.com/en-nz/about/sustainability/planet
Counting emissions
• DGCA likely to mandate carbon emissions reporting for international flights; India advances SAF blending roadmap
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/dgca-likely-to-mandate-carbon-emissions-reporting-for-international-flights-india-advances-saf-blending-roadmap20260804083547/
• Vancouver International Airport launches passenger tool to support Sustainable Aviation Fuel
https://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2026/08/vancouver-international-airport-launches-passenger-tool-to-support-sustainable-aviation-fuel/
Reducing emissions
… via alternative fuels
ELECTRIC AND HYDROGEN
• Zero-emission Aircraft Market Size to Reach USD 25.65 Billion by 2035 | SNS Insider
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/zero-emission-aircraft-market-size-112900104.html
• Farnborough Airshow highlights progress on electric and hydrogen propulsion for commercial aviation
https://www.greenairnews.com/?p=9364
• World’s largest battery-electric aircraft completes first flight – for the price of a coffee
https://thedriven.io/2026/08/17/worlds-largest-battery-electric-aircraft-completes-first-flight-for-the-price-of-a-coffee/
… marginally
AIR FRAME EFFICIENCY
• Earthjustice and Sierra Club Urge FAA to Keep Ban on Commercial Supersonic Flight
https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/earthjustice-and-sierra-club-urge-faa-to-keep-ban-on-commercial-supersonic-flight
• Riyadh Air orders 34 Boeing, Airbus widebody jets
https://www.bangladeshmonitor.com.bd/en/riyadh-air-orders-34-boeing-airbus-widebody-jets
• Futuristic Aircraft: 7 Planes That Will Transform Aviation by 2035
https://www.intelligentliving.co/futuristic-aircraft-planes-aviation/
… flight cancellations
CLIMATE IMPACTS
• Rising temperatures could keep more flights from taking off on time
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20260809/rising-temperatures-could-keep-more-flights-taking-time
• Rising temperatures could cause flight delays: Here’s why
https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/08/rising-temperatures-could-cause-flight-delays-heres-why.html
FLIGHTS BANS
• Austria and France banned short-haul flights to boost train travel and reduce emissions. Did it work?
https://climatetrace.org/news/austria-and-france-banned-short-haul-flights-to-boost-train-travel-and-reduce-emissions-did-it-work
PROTEST
• Campaigners denied appeal over Gatwick expansion
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwx9y7dd27o
… alternate travel
TRAINS
• Maybe we shouldn’t expand airports. Trains would serve WA better
https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/article316936536.html
The climate emergency
• Could Four Billion People Die at 3°C?
https://www.climatecodered.org/2026/08/could-four-billion-people-die-at-3c.html
• A safe climate means cooling an overheated planet
https://safeclimate.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SCA_BriefingPaper_3Rs.pdf
• Is this El Niño a glimpse of a future, hotter Earth?
https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-this-el-nino-a-glimpse-of-a-future
• Super-Duper El Nino and the Bigger Problem
https://jimehansen.substack.com/p/super-duper-el-nino-and-the-bigger
• Why do some aircraft leave contrails while others don’t – and why are airlines trying to prevent them?
https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/contrail-production-reduction-strategies-guide/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/24/worlds-oceans-hit-hottest-temperature-on-record-in-august
• Flight noise limits to be relaxed, saving carbon and travel time
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/transport/article/flight-noise-limits-to-be-relaxed-saving-carbon-and-travel-time-vvn3b7jm8
