Ongoing emissions from
… growth in flights
TICKET PRICES
• Want cheaper plane tickets? Here’s how we get them
https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/want-cheaper-plane-tickets-here-s-how-we-get-them-20251113-p5nfbe.html
PRIVATE JETS
• Cannon-Brookes’ jet not to blame for travel emissions rise: Atlassian
https://www.afr.com/technology/cannon-brookes-private-jet-not-to-blame-for-travel-emissions-rise-atlassian-20251117-p5nfvz
• Eco-efficient flight operations and aircraft management: integrated strategies to reduce carbon emissions in corporate aviation
https://www.academia.edu/130296277/ECO_EFFICIENT_FLIGHT_OPERATIONS_AND_AIRCRAFT_MANAGEMENT_INTEGRATED_STRATEGIES_TO_REDUCE_CARBON_EMISSIONS_IN_CORPORATE_AVIATION
… greenwashed fuels and engines
• EU unveils €100 billion plan to accelerate Clean Aviation fuels
https://africasust
‘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.
• The key takeaways from the latest international aviation assembly
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/the-key-takeaways-from-the-latest-international-aviation-summit/
• Airbus Advances Efforts to Make Aviation Manufacturing More Sustainable
https://www.eplaneai.com/news/airbus-advances-efforts-to-make-aviation-manufacturing-more-sustainable
• The Future of Eco-Friendly Air Travel: How Sustainable Aviation Fuel is Leading the Charge
https://auva.com/2025/10/31/eco-friendly-aviation/
• Airbus’ Bid to Make Aviation Manufacturing more Sustainable
https://manufacturingdigital.com/news/airbuss-strategy-for-sustainable-aviation-manufacturing
• The potential scale-up of sustainable aviation fuels production capacity to meet global and EU policy targets
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66686-9
• EU airlines face €8 bln of fines in 2030 if e-fuel supply fails to materialise, says executive
https://carbon-pulse.com/460904/?site=cpp
• Palm-based aviation fuel faced no EU pushback, says Johari Ghani
https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2025/11/1321782/palm-based-aviation-fuel-faced-no-eu-pushback-says-johari-ghani
• Malaysia’s first commercial production of SAF marked major leap in country’s efforts to decarbonise aviation: Minister
https://bioenergytimes.com/malaysias-first-commercial-production-of-saf-marked-major-leap-in-countrys-efforts-to-decarbonise-aviation-minister/
sustainabilitymatters.com/eu-unveils-e100-billion-plan-to-accelerate-clean-aviation-fuels-what-it-means-for-africas-green-economy/
• Australian Defence Force needs sustainable aviation fuel for national security
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/back-australia/australian-defence-force-needs-sustainable-aviation-fuel-for-national-security/news-story/140619d9059bfb58794f5cc5c555bda7
• STIP a Significant Step Toward Decarbonizing Air Transport, But Stronger Action Still Needed
https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-11-06-03/
• The sustainable fuel that could change the future of flight
https://iccwbo.org/news-publications/guest-blog/the-sustainable-fuel-that-could-change-the-future-of-flight/
• Flying towards a net-zero future
https://iccwbo.org/news-publications/guest-blog/flying-towards-a-net-zero-future/
• Rolls-Royce leads UK project to demonstrate smarter use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2025/04-11-2025-rr-leads-uk-project-to-demonstrate-smarter-use-of-sustainable-aviation-fuel.aspx
SAF: WASTE OIL
• Unknown Cooking Oil
https://www.transportenvironment.org/uploads/files/202406_UCO_trade_briefing-2.pdf
• Turbulence ahead: How used cooking oil could hinder aviation’s green fuel hopes
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/turbulence-ahead-how-used-cooking-oil-could-hinder-aviations-green-fuel-hopes
• Aviation’s Biggest Climate Opportunity Is In Clean Cooking
https://carbonherald.com/opinion-aviations-biggest-climate-opportunity-is-in-clean-cooking/
• Study finds municipal waste could cut aviation emissions by 90 %
https://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/study-finds-municipal-waste-could-cut-aviation-emissions-by-90/
• Scientists convert household trash into jet fuel — cutting aviation emissions by up to 90%
https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/scientists-convert-household-trash-into-jet-fuel-cutting-aviation-emissions-by-up-to-90/
• Africa takes flight: Turning waste into green skies
https://www.internationalairportreview.com/article/299000/africa-takes-flight-turning-waste-into-green-skies/
• Powering air travel with jet fuel derived from municipal solid waste
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-025-01644-3
• Your future airplane flight could be powered by everything you throw away
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/11/your-future-flight-could-be-powered-by-everything-you-throw-away/
… non-CO2 emissions
CONTRAILS
• Tracing contrails within cirrus clouds and their climate effect
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66724-6
• Contrails, Aviation, and Climate Change
https://www.rff.org/publications/issue-briefs/contrails-aviation-and-climate-change/
• Rolls-Royce and British Airways test how SAF use can minimise climate impact of contrails
https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/rolls-royce-british-airways-saf-contrails/
• Air traffic growth jeopardises European aviation’s climate mitigation efforts despite the substantial potential of hydrogen
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02935-5
• Tracing contrails within cirrus clouds and their climate effect
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/world-first-commercial-sustainable-jet-fuel
… delusional scenarios
NET ZERO 2050
Net zero emissions by 2050 allows ongoing emissions and subtracts from them carbon drawdown needed to cool an already dangerously hot planet
• Dutch aviation sector unlikely to meet 2030 emissions target -report
https://carbon-pulse.com/460140/
• Global aviation, global responsibility: advancing climate action through ICAO
https://www.iata.org/globalassets/iata/pressroom/2025/2025-11-18-02/joint-statement-cop30.pdf
• IATA and Industry Partners Call for Strengthened Global Cooperation on Aviation Climate Action
https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-11-18-02/
• IATA calls for coordinated effort to hit net-zero by 2050
https://biofuels-news.com/news/iata-calls-for-coordinated-effort-to-hit-net-zero-by-2050/
• “A Basket of Measures”: Why Airlines Need Multi-Pronged Decarbonisation Strategies
https://www.microtau.com.au/articles/a-basket-of-measures-why-airlines-need-multi-pronged-decarbonisation-strategies
• Aviaton’s Net Zero Future
https://www.bizzbuzz.news/industry/aviation/aviatons-net-zero-future-1377714
• UK must speed up net-zero aviation, says Tony Blair
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-net-zero-aviation-tony-blair-institute-emissions-green-policy/
• ‘Hero’ pilot says green aviation fuel and net zero unrealistic
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/former-qantas-captain-shares-controversial-view-on-sustainable-air-travel-amid-industry-unrest/news-story/3e13d6961f7263d923c0ad8276b7640e
• Net zero aviation fuel shouldn’t take off
https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/net-zero-aviation-fuel-shouldn-t-take-off-20251103-p5n77n
… 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.
• Carbon offsetting schemes may not actually prevent deforestation
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388848-carbon-offsetting-schemes-may-not-actually-prevent-deforestation/
• UNFCCC offering carbon credits to “offset” flights to COP30
https://reddmonitor.substack.com/p/unfccc-offering-carbon-credits-to
• Systematic assessment of the achieved emission reductions of carbon crediting projects
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53645-z
• ICAO approves CCS, carbon removal credits for use under CORSIA global aviation offset scheme
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/business-class-private-jet-flight-levy-cop30-b2862659.html
… fiscal meaasures
SAF TICKET TAX
• Singapore’s world-first sustainable flights tax will see some Australians pay more to travel
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/singapore-sustainable-aviation-fuel-levy-costs-explained/106018080?
• Singapore to become first country to tax air passengers on aviation fuel
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/singapore-green-jet-fuel-tax-b2866531.html
• World’s First Green Fuel Levy to Add Almost $32 to Air Fares
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-10/world-s-first-green-fuel-levy-to-add-almost-32-to-air-fares
FUEL TAX
• Add wings to your car
https://wewinganycar.com
Reducing emissions
… via alternate fuels
HYDROGEN
• Liquid hydrogen: Fueling the future of aviation
https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/liquid-hydrogen-fueling-the-future-of-aviation/
• Scenario-based evaluation of renewable hydrogen utilization strategies
https://www.academia.edu/2998-3665/2/4/10.20935/AcadEnergy7963
• Advancing net-zero aviation through hydrogen combustion materials science
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/case-studies/advancing-net-zero-aviation-through-hydrogen-combustion-materials-science
… marginally
FLIGHT PATHS
• The Future of Aviation Embraces Climate Sustainability-A Pathway Forward
https://www.academia.edu/44052574/The_Future_of_Aviation_Embraces_Climate_Sustainability_A_Pathway_Forward
TECH EFFICIENCIES
• The Rise of Sustainable Aviation: How Green Tech is Reshaping Air Travel?
https://travelradar.aero/rise-of-sustainable-aviation/
… via carbon drawdown
• Boeing Partners With Charm Industrial to Remove 100,000 Tons of CO₂
https://carboncredits.com/boeing-partners-with-charm-industrial-to-remove-100000-tons-of-co₂/
• Showcasing multiple decarbonisation levers at Dubai Airshow
https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2025-11-showcasing-multiple-decarbonisation-levers-at-dubai-airshow
… via public awareness
PROTEST
• Organising for health and climate justice at King County International Airport
https://stay-grounded.org/a-question-of-equity-organising-for-health-and-climate-justice-at-king-county-international-airport
… via alternate travel
BUS
• You can travel between Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne for as little as $10 on affordable bus Flix – but at what cost?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/flix-is-offering-10-bus-fares-between-major-australian-cities-so-whats-the-catch
Calculating emissions
• What flight carbon calculators miss – and how to judge a good one
https://energyindemand.com/2025/11/22/what-flight-carbon-calculators-miss-and-how-to-judge-a-good-one/
• EASA and IATA Announce Collaboration Regarding Air Travel Emissions Calculations
https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-11-20-02/
• Aviation Industry Bodies Align On Carbon Emissions Transparency With New MoU
https://carbonherald.com/aviation-industry-bodies-align-on-carbon-emissions-transparency-with-new-mou/
• Your flight emissions are way higher than carbon calculators suggest
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502290-your-flight-emissions-are-way-higher-than-carbon-calculators-suggest/
• AIRLIFT – Aircraft Local Impact Footprint Tool
https://icct-airlift.azurewebsites.net
The climate emergency
• Conference: The Global Heating Emergency | Preventing 2°C by 2040. What’s the Plan?
https://youtu.be/AmAnfVCGVeI?si=73elAlPCQvjuenQ4
https://youtu.be/AmAnfVCGVeI?si=bC2eYgp1VYlZmqdA
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6881d1bfaca51a3dd00d3b44/t/69021707c2ca9848ab008414/1761744647629/The+Global+Heating+Emergency+Event+Summary+Brief_Oct+2025.pdf
• The Australian govt essentially signed a death notice for our regional security
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9108869/chris-barrie-australia-licensing-new-fossil-fuel-project-is-perilous-for-our-security
• Electricity Price Squeeze: Something’s Going to Give
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-11-26/electricity-price-squeeze-somethings-going-to-give/
• World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/13/world-still-on-track-for-catastrophic-26c-temperature-rise-report-finds
• Climate reckoning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NGOp39Ui7UiteVds85mFkY-9NdwoiyDZ/view
