Ongoing emissions from…
… demand growth
POST COVID
• Fasten your seatbelt: aviation emissions are about to take off again
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/fasten-your-seatbelt–aviation-emissions-are-about-to-take-off-again/47715352
HISTORICALLY
• The Growth in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Commercial Aviation
https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-the-growth-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-commercial-aviation
… from greenwashed fuels and engines
• Long haul to decarbonisation for aviation industry
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/long-haul-to-decarbonisation-for-aviation-industry/78123/1
• Aviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/07/24/aviation-faces-hurdles-to-hitgoals-for-cutting-emissions/
• Aviation and climate: a literature review
https://www.isae-supaero.fr/en/aviation-and-climate-a-literature-review/
• On a wing and a prayer: Five ways the government’s irresponsible plans for aviation are putting us all at risk
https://neweconomics.org/2022/04/on-a-wing-and-a-prayer
• Aviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-07-19/aviation-faces-hurdles-to-hit-goals-for-cutting-emissions
‘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.
• Britain is boiling – and the government wants to dramatically expand UK aviation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/19/britain-boiling-jet-zero-aviation-strategy-uk-expand-heatwave-climate-crisis
• Government accused of ‘pure greenwash’ as it launches Jet Zero aviation strategy on hottest day ever recorded
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/jet-zero-aviation-greenwash-heatwave-b2126472.html
• Analysis: UK’s ‘jet-zero’ plan would allow demand for flying to soar 70%
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks-jet-zero-plan-would-allow-demand-for-flying-to-soar-70/
• UK sets SAF mandate and unveils advanced ‘jet zero’ plan fuels fund
https://www.airport-technology.com/news/uk-saf-mandate-jet-zero-plan/
• Fit for 55: Parliament pushes for greener aviation fuels
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/pt/press-room/20220701IPR34357/fit-for-55-parliament-pushes-for-greener-aviation-fuels
• Europe gets one step closer to a green flight
https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/europe-gets-one-step-closer-to-a-green-flight/
• American Airlines Receives Aviation Industry’s First-Ever CORSIA-Certified Sustainable Aviation Fuel From Neste
https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/749586-american-airlines-receives-aviation-industrys-first-ever-corsia-certified
• The madness of cutting down forests to grow food crops for supersonic aircraft biofuels
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-madness-of-cutting-down-forests-to-grow-food-crops-for-supersonic-aircraft-biofuels/
• ‘They need to get real’: Airlines slammed for betting on alternative fuels to reduce emissions
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/21/climate-crisis-airlines-criticized-for-betting-on-alternative-fuels.html
• The aviation industry can hit its emissions goals, but it needs new fuels
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/environment/the-aviation-industry-can-hit-its-emissions-goals-but-it-needs-new-fuels/primearticleshow/93144299.cms
• American Furthers its Commitment to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2022/American-Furthers-its-Commitment-to-Sustainable-Aviation-Fuel-CORP-OTH-07/default.aspx
… from greenwashing the public
• Environmentalists sue Dutch airline KLM for ‘greenwashing’
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61556984
• Airlines are piloting a program to sell “zero carbon” flights
https://qz.com/2183885/airlines-are-piloting-a-program-to-sell-zero-carbon-flights/
• Greenwashing lawsuit against Dutch airline is the first of its kind
https://www.popsci.com/environment/dutch-airline-klm-sued-greenwashing/
• Heathrow: The elephant in the airport
https://www.benandstevie.com/#/heathrow/
… from delusional Net Zero targets
• How to Read a Net Zero Pledge
https://www.clara.earth/how-to-read-a-net-zero-commitment
• Even ‘net zero’ aviation could still cause significant global warming
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2330299-even-net-zero-aviation-could-still-cause-significant-global-warming/
• Bucking the trend: Is there a future for ultra long-haul flights in a net zero carbon world?
https://theconversation.com/bucking-the-trend-is-there-a-future-for-ultra-long-haul-flights-in-a-net-zero-carbon-world-183212
• Just hot air? For all the Farnborough talk, zero-carbon flying remains years away
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/22/uncomfortable-day-for-aviation-as-farnborough-runway-hits-50c
• Ministers convene at ICAO to explore global aviation emissions reduction objectives to combat climate change
https://www.miragenews.com/ministers-convene-at-icao-to-explore-global-823677/
• Definitions and implications of climate-neutral aviation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01404-7
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01404-7.pdf
• Net-zero carbon emissions for aircraft overlooks non-CO2 climate impact
https://phys.org/news/2022-07-net-zero-carbon-emissions-aircraft-overlooks.html
• What would the airline industry do if they were serious about achieving carbon free flying in 2050?
https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/what-would-the-airline-industry-do-if-they-were-serious-about-achieving-carbon-free-flying-in-2050/
• Is ‘net-zero’ by 2050 achievable for aerospace industry?
https://skiesmag.com/news/net-zero-2050-achievable-aerospace-industry/
• Decarbonizing the aviation sector: Making net zero aviation possible
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/aerospace-and-defense/our-insights/decarbonizing-the-aviation-sector-making-net-zero-aviation-possible
… from 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.
• Carbon Offsets Alone Won’t Make Flying Climate-Friendly
https://www.wired.com/story/carbon-offsets-alone-wont-make-flying-climate-friendly/
… from non CO2 emissions
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.
• Rolls-Royce takes steps towards hydrogen in four-point green aviation push
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/aviation/2022/07/17/rolls-royce-takes-steps-towards-hydrogen-in-four-point-green-aviation-push/
ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT
• The city changing the way we fly
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220718-albany-is-changing-the-way-we-fly
• Rex Airlines announces plan to retrofit existing fleet with electric-propulsion engines in regional trial
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-27/rex-airlines-plan-retrofit-aircraft-electric-motors-emissions/101272566
• Hydrogen & electric-powered aircraft: Towards Zero-Emission Aviation
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hydrogen-electric-powered-aircraft-towards-aviation-thierry-breton/?published=t
• WingTips Orders 5 Ampaire Hybrid-Electric Eco Caravans
https://simpleflying.com/wingtips-orders-ampaire-eco-caravans/
Stopping emissions
… by demand reduction
• Can business travel get into a more sustainable flight-path post-Covid?
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/can-business-travel-get-into-more-sustainable-flight-path-post-covid-2022-07-15/
… airport flight caps
• This is the first airport to limit flights to combat climate change
https://www.timeout.com/news/this-is-the-first-airport-to-limit-flights-to-combat-climate-change-072622
… by travelling otherwise
• This New High-Speed Rail Network In Europe Could Actually Replace Airlines
https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-new-high-speed-rail-network-in-europe-could-actually-replace-airlines/
• Europe wants a high-speed rail network to replace airplanes
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/europe-high-speed-rail-network/index.html
• Roadmaps for fossil free competitiveness: Aviation
https://fossilfrittsverige.se/en/roadmap/the-aviation-industry/
… by emissions free aviation
• Without climate leadership, Canada’s airlines will be left behind
https://www.therecord.com/ts/business/opinion/2022/07/16/without-climate-leadership-canadas-airlines-will-be-left-behind.html
… by protest
• Berating climate deniers isn’t enough – disruptive protest now seems the only way forward
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/24/climate-sceptics-protest-emergency-activists
