
Ongoing emissions from…
… demand growth
MILITARY FLIGHTS
• World’s militaries avoiding scrutiny over emissions, scientists say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/11/worlds-militaries-avoiding-scrutiny-over-emissions
• “We Must Do Our Part to Mitigate Climate Change”—The Military’s Pollution Problem
https://thewarhorse.org/us-military-has-a-pollution-problem-but-no-accountability/
• The military has a pollution problem: ‘Every major weapon system developed is carbon-intensive’
https://taskandpurpose.com/analysis/us-military-pollution/
• The military’s contribution to climate change
https://ceobs.org/the-militarys-contribution-to-climate-change/
GHOST FLIGHTS
• The debacle around ‘ghost flights’
https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-debacle-around-ghost-flights/
• Until airlines tackle the scourge of ‘ghost flights’, Britain will never reach net zero
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/22/airlines-ghost-flights-net-zero-uk-aviation-climate-crisis
… infrastructure growth
AIRLINES
• Revealed: Bonza will fly 25 routes to 16 destinations
https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/02/revealed-bonza-will-fly-25-routes-to-16-destinations/
• New budget airline Bonza eyes a hungry cut price domestic market with planned 2022 launch
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-12/bonza-new-domestic-airline-budget-flights-2022/100532234
AIRPORTS
• Melbourne Airport’s third runway to open by end of decade
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-airport-s-third-runway-to-open-by-end-of-decade-20220131-p59shn.html#comments
• Bristol Airport expansion plan ‘disastrous’ for the climate
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-60233982
• ‘The case of Bristol Airport exposes the gaping flaw in national planning guidance’
https://www.bristol247.com/opinion/your-say/the-case-of-bristol-airport-exposes-the-gaping-flaw-in-national-planning-guidance/https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-heathrow/heathrow-2-0-sustainability-strategy/Our-Carbon-Strategy
• Airports emit four coal power plants’ worth of carbon
https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/airport-s-emit-four-coal-power-plants-worth-of-carbon-20210928-p58vd5
… non CO2 warming
CONTRAILS
• Evaluating the climate impact of aviation emission scenarios towards the Paris agreement including COVID-19 effects
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24091-y.pdf
… greenwashed fuels and engines
‘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.
• Germany, Denmark seek more ambition from EU on green aviation fuel
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/germany-denmark-seek-more-ambition-eu-green-aviation-fuel-2022-02-01/
• Corn-Based Ethanol May Be Worse For the Climate Than Gasoline, a New Study Finds
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16022022/corn-ethanol-gasoline-climate-change/
• Waste-to-energy project to produce green aviation fuel
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/waste-to-energy-project-to-produce-green-aviation-fuel/
HYDROGEN FUEL
Burning hydrogen fuel still creates non-CO2 emissions twice as warming as avoided flight CO2 emissions, and generating enough CO2 emissions-free hydrogen will use more than all the renewable electricity currently generated.
• Making sense of aviation’s shift to hydrogen
https://theaircurrent.com/technology/aviation-vibe-shift-hydrogen-zeroe/
Stopping emissions by
… changing flight paths
• Why technology is targeting the harmful contrail
https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/why-technology-is-targeting-the-harmful-contrail/147583.article
• TAG responds to the CAA consultation on draft Airspace modernisation strategy 2022–2040
http://www.teddingtonactiongroup.com/2022/02/20/tag-responds-to-the-caa-consultation-on-draft-airspace-modernisation-strategy-2022-2040/
… fiscal measures
• Australian travellers facing expensive international air fares for at least ‘four or five years’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/17/australian-travellers-facing-expensive-international-air-fares-for-at-least-four-or-five-years
… travel alternatives
• The right track for green jobs
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d30896202a18c0001b49180/t/61fab1fc6d428a739662a7c0/1643819535463/The+Right+Track+for+Green+Jobs.pdf
• Why universities are starting to re-evaluate their academics’ travel
https://theconversation.com/why-universities-are-starting-to-re-evaluate-their-academics-travel-177129?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=bylinefacebookbutton&fbclid=IwAR1OnLuk3FjPechvWUUv6pVyXolMeWIta0J9SErYGR9_T6wICZhhZTdJK2g
… behaviour change
• Could you pledge not to fly on a plane for a whole year?
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60400458
… a just transition
• A guide to engaging aviation workers and trade unions
https://www.greenhousethinktank.org/a-guide-to-engaging-aviation-workers/
• Jobs not planes
https://theecologist.org/2022/feb/23/jobs-not-planes
• Environment campaigners celebrate win after airport expansion blocked
https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/environment-campaigners-celebrate-win-after-airport-expansion-blocked
… protest
• Gatwick second runway protesters rally against airport’s expansion proposals
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/gatwick-second-runway-protesters-rally-21512572.amp
• Campaigners hit back at latest plans for expansion of London Luton Airport
https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/business/campaigners-hit-back-at-latest-plans-for-expansion-of-london-luton-airport-3559043
• Liverpool Airport’s expansion master plan to be reviewed on environmental grounds
https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/liverpool-airports-expansion-master-plan-to-be-reviewed-on-environmental-grounds-596607
The climate emergency
• Climate catastrophe now inevitable without emergency action
https://johnmenadue.com/climate-catastrophe-now-inevitable-without-emergency-action/