Coronavirus and aviation
AIRLINE BAILOUTS
• Virgin Australia seeks $1.4 billion coronavirus bailout, Qantas says if that happens, it wants $4.2 billion
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-31/virgin-in-trading-halt-as-it-seeks-coronavirus-bailout/12105654
• Covid-19 — airline bailout must also help our kids avoid the next climate crisis
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/488773-covid-19-airline-bailout-must-also-help-our-kids-avoid-the-next
• Congress urged to hold airlines accountable on climate, workers by 200 groups opposing unconditional coronavirus bailout
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/congress-urged-hold-airlines-accountable-climate-workers-2020-03-20/
• Virgin Atlantic boss urges Boris Johnson to sanction £7.5bn airline bailout
https://news.sky.com/story/virgin-atlantic-boss-urges-boris-johnson-to-sanction-7-5bn-airline-bailout-11957708
• Coronavirus UK – No bailouts except ‘green’ bailouts
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/coronavirus-uk-no-bailouts-except-green-bailouts/21/03/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
• US airlines pushing for massive bailout gave $45bn to shareholders in five years
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/18/america-airlines-bailout-shareholders-coronavirus?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
• Covid-19 economic rescue plans must be green, say environmentalists
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/24/covid-19-economic-rescue-plans-must-be-green-say-environmentalists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
• Airline industry suffers ‘unprecedented shock’
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52101615?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5e8302ec14627d0657f82b6b%26Airline%20industry%20suffers%20%27unprecedented%20shock%27%262020-03-31T09%3A15%3A03.316Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:ffc514dd-bf1b-44d5-92dd-1c9a893bd170&pinned_post_asset_id=5e8302ec14627d0657f82b6b&pinned_post_type=share
SPREADING THE VIRUS
• Air travel has rapidly spread COVID-19, but industry has been reluctant to limit flights
https://ricochet.media/en/2983/air-travel-has-rapidly-spread-covid-19-but-industry-has-been-reluctant-to-limit-flights
CORSIA 2020 EMISSIONS BENCHMARK
• Coronavirus fears may affect how airlines curb their carbon emissions in 2021
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/10/21173667/coronavirus-airlines-carbon-emissions-climate-change-2021-icao
• Coronavirus redraws battle lines on airline emissions
https://kfgo.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-redraws-battle-lines-on-airline-emissions/
• Coronavirus could slow efforts to cut airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/climate/covid-19-climate-change.html
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
• Coronavirus could cause fall in global CO2 emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/coronavirus-could-cause-fall-in-global-co2-emissions
• Covid-19 hits mass transit, aviation, fossil fuel industry
https://therealnews.com/columns/climate-crisis-covid-19-hits-mass-transit-aviation-fossil-fuel-industry
• Emissions to fall by millions of tonnes as coronavirus stalls economy
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/climate-change/emissions-to-fall-by-millions-of-tonnes-as-coronavirus-stalls-economy-20200317-p54azi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
• Flights per day
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/statistics
• Coronavirus: What could lifestyle changes mean for tackling climate change?
https://www.carbonbrief.org/coronavirus-what-could-lifestyle-changes-mean-for-tackling-climate-change
THE FUTURE OF FLYING
• The end of global travel as we know it: an opportunity for sustainable tourism
https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-global-travel-as-we-know-it-an-opportunity-for-sustainable-tourism-133783?fbclid=IwAR1BE-YGQ056Kt_VKro6Fem8ftk23MhyEcp751ifMNh9DOyVCoXT0q1mUeg
• Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, we will return to a very different airline industry
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-22/airline-industry-changed-long-term-by-coronavirus/12074680
• Coronavirus has emptied flights. It could end up changing flying for ever
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/15/coronavirus-airlines-emptied-flights-changing-flying?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
GHOST FLIGHTS
• ‘Ghost flights’ still polluting the skies as coronavirus keeps passengers grounded
https://www.ecowatch.com/ghost-flights-coronavirus-airplane-passengers-2645437088.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
• Airlines are burning thousands of gallons of fuel flying empty ‘ghost’ planes so they can keep their flight slots during the coronavirus outbreak
https://www.yahoo.com/news/airlines-burning-thousands-gallons-jet-124500643.html
NATIONALISING CARRIERS
• Italy to re-nationalise Alitalia airline
https://euobserver.com/tickers/147778
• Nationalize the airlines: the airline industry will not survive the coronavirus
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/03/nationalize-airline-industry-coronavirus-climate-emissions
Emissions de-growth
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
• Climate-impact boost for Stiesdal’s carbon-negative aviation fuel
https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/climate-impact-boost-for-stiesdals-carbon-negative-aviation-fuel/2-1-769061
• Can renewables make airlines carbon-free by 2050?
https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/special-report-can-renewables-make-airlines-carbon-free-by-2050-/2-1-778590
BATTERIES
• All transport needs to be decarbonized to hit EU’s Green Deal target: consultancy
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/electric-power/030420-all-transport-needs-to-be-decarbonized-to-hit-eus-green-deal-target-consultancy
• Norway pushes to electrify all domestic flights by 2040
https://thenextweb.com/shift/2020/03/09/norway-pushes-to-electrify-all-domestic-flights-by-2040/
• Nordic countries pursuing short haul electric aviation at COP25
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2020/03/nordic-countries-pursuing-short-haul.html
FUEL TAX
• Taxes in the field of aviation and their impact
https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/0b1c6cdd-88d3-11e9-9369-01aa75ed71a1
SHORT HAUL BANS
• Most Europeans would support permanent ban on short-distance flights, EU survey reveals
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-crisis-flight-tax-ban-short-haul-europe-survey-a9393826.html
POLICY
• Alleviating greenhouse gas emissions caused by an international commercial air transport undertaking
https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/alleviating-greenhouse-gas-emissions-caused-by-an-international-c
ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL
• The long and short of extreme travel
https://www.postcarbon.org/crazytown/
• Responsible travel in sustainability science: How to overcome our dilemma of studying global connections and the urge to travel less
http://coupled-itn.eu/2020/03/09/responsible-travel/
CONTRAILS
• How flight shutdowns may affect temperatures
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/mar/30/how-flight-shutdowns-may-affect-temperatures
Emissions growth
FLIGHT DEMAND
• Are frequent flier miles killing the planet?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/travel/loyalty-programs-climate-change.html
• Why rich people use so much more energy
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/3/20/21184814/climate-change-energy-income-inequality
• Large inequality in international and intranational energy footprints between income groups and across consumption categories
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-020-0579-8
OFFSETS SCAMMING
• Can you really negate your carbon emissions? Carbon offsets, explained.
https://www.vox.com/2020/2/27/20994118/carbon-offset-climate-change-net-zero-neutral-emissions
• U.N. aviation agency weighs restrictions on carbon credits under fire by climate activists
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-aviation-exclusive/exclusive-un-aviation-agency-weighs-restrictions-on-carbon-credits-under-fire-by-climate-activists-idUSKBN20R0MU
• UN aviation body dumps dodgy carbon credits
https://www.euractiv.com/section/aviation/news/un-aviation-body-dumps-dodgy-carbon-credits/
BIOFUELS
• Could biofuels worsen deforestation? A new report reveals potential harm of ‘eco-friendly’ alternative
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/airlines-shifting-to-biofuels-may-lead-to-7-million-hectares-deforestation/
• Velocys on UK waste-to-fuel plant, SAF prospects
https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2085589-qa-velocys-on-uk-wastetofuel-plant-saf-prospects?backToResults=true
• The race to zero emissions: oil plunges, plastic surges, and coral bleaches
https://qz.com/emails/the-race-to-zero-emissions/1828570/