Ongoing emissions
Reducing rather than stopping emissions is not an excuse to keep flying.
NET ZERO 2050 REDUCTIONS
• Aviation industry proposes new framework for net zero by 2050
https://biofuels-news.com/news/aviation-industry-proposes-new-framework-for-net-zero-by-2050/
• How aviation can rise to the climate change challenge
https://aviationweek.com/special-topics/sustainability/opinion-how-aviation-can-rise-climate-change-challenge
• European aviation maps flight path to carbon neutrality
https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-change-eu-aviation-idINKBN2AB0HA
TECH-BASED REDUCTIONS
• Aviation: are nanoscale materials the cure for emissions?
https://www.manufacturingglobal.com/smart-manufacturing/aviation-are-nanoscale-materials-cure-emissions
• Evaluation of the climate impact reduction potential of the Water-Enhanced Turbofan (WET) concept
https://res.mdpi.com/d_attachment/aerospace/aerospace-08-00059/article_deploy/aerospace-08-00059-v2.pdf
• Flights would be faster and use less fuel if they would ‘use the wind’
https://www.zmescience.com/science/flights-would-be-faster-and-use-less-fuel-if-they-would-use-the-wind/
FUEL-BASED REDUCTIONS
• Concept hybrid planes could reduce deadly air pollution by 95 percent
https://www.ecowatch.com/hybrid-plane-reduce-pollution-2650514187.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3
• Airbus reveals carbon footprint of planes amid climate pressure
https://www.rfi.fr/en/europe/20210227-airbus-reveals-lifetime-carbon-emissions-of-planes-amid-climate-pressure-co2-footprint-sustainable
• Sustainable aviation fuel is the only way forward if we want to keep flying
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/feb/27/sustainable-aviation-fuel-is-the-only-way-forward-if-we-want-to-keep-flying?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
• The promise of sustainable aviation fuel for decarbonizing commercial aircraft
https://www.act-news.com/news/the-promise-of-sustainable-aviation-fuel-for-decarbonizing-commercial-aircraft/
• British Airways invests in LanzaJet; SAF offtake agreement
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2021/02/20210213-ba.html
• Flying on 100% sustainable fuel by 2030? Boeing announces development plans
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/flying-100-sustainable-fuel-2030-boeing-announces-development-plans
• Lawmaker calls for carbon standards, SAF investment
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-02-05/lawmaker-calls-carbon-standards-saf-investment
• NetJets buys share in sustainable fuel company
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-02-05/netjets-buys-share-sustainable-fuel-company
• Flightpath to a sustainable recovery
https://www.airlines.org/blog/flightpath-to-a-sustainable-recovery/
• Sustainable travel: the new eco-friendly era of flying by private jet
https://www.worth.com/sustainable-travel-the-new-eco-friendly-era-of-flying-by-private-jet/
Ongoing emissions
Reducing rather than stopping emissions is not an excuse to keep flying.
GROWTH
• China’s resilience buoys up global aviation industry
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202102/23/WS60345fb0a31024ad0baaa628.html
COVID-19 INDUCED REDUCTIONS
• New study shows impact of international travel on death rates during Covid first wave
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/14653/
• Pandemic could speed up sustainable ‘reset’ of aviation: webinar
https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/pandemic-could-speed-up-sustainable-reset-of-aviation-webinar/142395.article
• Air New Zealand to trial Covid vaccine passport on Sydney flights
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/23/air-new-zealand-to-trial-covid-vaccine-passport-on-sydney-flights
FISCAL MEASURE REDUCTIONS
• Could Covid give New Zealand’s struggling tourism sector a chance to go green?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/could-covid-give-new-zealands-struggling-tourism-sector-a-chance-to-go-green
• Tourism desperately wants a return to the ‘old normal’ but that would be a disaster
https://theconversation.com/tourism-desperately-wants-a-return-to-the-old-normal-but-that-would-be-a-disaster-154182
• Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/18/call-to-tax-international-flights-to-raise-climate-funds-for-poor-countries
FLIGHT REDUCTIONS
• Rising sea levels may make some airports unusable
https://climatenewsnetwork.net/rising-sea-levels-may-make-some-airports-unusable/
INFRASTRUCTURE-BASED REDUCTIONS
• Cleaner, greener airports: making aviation more sustainable – Christchurch Airport
https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/151893/aviation-sustainable-christchurch-airport/
Stopping emissions
AIRPORT CLOSURES
• PM urged to step in over Central Otago airports
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/pm-urged-step-over-central-otago-airports
• Development should stop’: serious flaws in offsets plan for new western Sydney airport
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/17/development-should-stop-serious-flaws-in-offsets-plan-for-new-western-sydney-airport
DEMAND REDUCTION
• The only way to hit net zero by 2050 is to stop flying
https://www.ft.com/content/e00819ba-4814-11ea-aee2-9ddbdc86190d
ALTERNATE TRAVEL
• Virtual reality tourism ready for takeoff as travellers remain grounded
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/06/virtual-reality-tourism-ready-for-takeoff-as-travellers-remain-grounded
