5 Nov '21

Newslinks: October 2021

November 5, 2021

NEWS

Stopping emissions by

… opposing aviation expansion

LEGAL CHALLENGES

• Guardians of the Bays takes Wellington Airport to the Environment Court
https://mailchi.mp/d2d9861d9ae4/update-gotb-welcomeswellington-airport-delay-at-environment-court-8913481?e=aa1a0d2e0c

RAISING AWARENESS

• ‘A green adventure’: Is carbon-free flying possible?
https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/a-green-adventure-is-carbon-free-flying-possible-20211011-p58z4b.html#comments

• Why flying carbon class to COP26 is more expensive than taking the train
https://time.com/6108578/why-flying-is-more-expensive-than-taking-the-train/

• Climate change: Will I still be able to fly in a net zero world?
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58284257

… climate emergency response

EMERGENCY CONTEXT

• Building global climate security
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/09/building-global-climate-security

• Kevin Anderson and Zero Carbon Britain: responses to the climate emergency (webinar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZsWI99c1qY&t=67s

RISK ASSESSMENT

• A new climate of aircraft safety
https://theicct.org/blog/staff/global-aircraft-safety-aug21?utm_source=ICCT+mailing+list&utm_campaign=d5a2a307e4-lately_from_feb2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef73e76009-d5a2a307e4-510830180

Ongoing emissions …

… greenwashing

AT COP26

• Britain drafts COP26 deal on global aviation emissions
https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/britain-drafts-cop26-deal-global-aviation-emissions-2021-10-28

TECH SOLUTIONS

• Winners of £3 million zero emission flight aviation competition announced
https://www.miragenews.com/winners-of-3-million-zero-emission-flight-641312/

• As climate concerns threaten air travel, aviation industry banks on technology solutions
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/as-climate-concerns-threaten-air-travel-aviation-industry-banks-on-technology-solutions/

• Contrails: How tweaking flight plans can help the climate
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58769351.amp

SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS

• Biofuel investment should occur in California despite some opposition, regulator says
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biofuel-investment-should-occur-california-despite-some-opposition-regulator-2021-10-19/

• Switching to jet fuel made from mustard plant would reduce carbon emissions by nearly 70 percent
https://australiannewsreview.com/switching-to-jet-fuel-made-from-mustard-plant-would-reduce-carbon-emissions-by-nearly-70-percent/

• Decarbonization of Air Transportation: Air France, TotalEnergies, the Métropole of Nice Côte d’Azur and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport Carry Out a Nice-Paris Flight Fueled With 30% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/decarbonization-of-air-transportation-air-france-totalenergies-the-metropole-of-nice-cote-d-azur-and-nice-cote-d-azur-airport-carry-out-a-nice-paris-flight-fueled-with-30-sustainable-aviation-fuel-271633111268

• Delta purchases more than $1 billion worth of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
https://www.environmentalleader.com/2021/10/delta-purchases-more-than-1-billion-worth-of-sustainable-aviation-fuel/

• Aviation: Germany opens world’s first plant for clean jet fuel
https://amp.dw.com/en/sustainable-aviation-fuel-power-to-liquid/a-59398405

• New plant in Germany aims to cut flying’s carbon footprint
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/plant-germany-aims-cut-flyings-carbon-footprint-80389747

• LanzaTech to trial SAF production from waste carbon dioxide
https://biofuels-news.com/news/lanzatech-to-trial-saf-production-from-waste-carbon-dioxide/

DIRECT AIR CAPTURE

• ‘The amount of energy required by direct air carbon capture proves it is an exercise in futility’
https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/the-amount-of-energy-required-by-direct-air-carbon-capture-proves-it-is-an-exercise-in-futility/2-1-1067588

NET ZERO 2050

• New report outlines path to net-zero aviation in 2050
https://www.atag.org/component/news/?view=pressrelease&id=124
https://aviationbenefits.org/FlyNetZero
https://aviationbenefits.org/environmental-efficiency/climate-action/waypoint-2050/

• Net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2021-releases/2021-10-04-03/
https://www.iata.org/contentassets/dcd25da635cd4c3697b5d0d8ae32e159/iata-agm-resolution-on-net-zero-carbon-emissions.pdf
https://www.iata.org/en/iata-repository/pressroom/presentations/environment-net-zero-carbon-at-iata-agm-2021/

• IATA announces net zero emissions by 2050 target for global air transport industry
https://www.aef.org.uk/2021/10/13/iata-announces-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-target-for-global-air-transport-industry/

• The Air France KLM Group commits to setting science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets with the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/the-air-france-group-commits-to-setting-science-based-greenhouse-gas-emission-reduction-targets-with-the-science-based-targets-initiative-sbti/

• World’s beautiful, Airbus says as air industry sets out green goals
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/worlds-beautiful-airbus-says-air-industry-sets-out-green-goals-2021-09-22/

OFFSETS

• “Avoid emissions first:” Offsets needed for net zero, but they must be real
https://reneweconomy.com.au/avoid-emissions-first-offsets-needed-for-net-zero-but-they-must-be-real/

… demand growth

NEW AIRLINES

• Bonza: Australia set for new low cost airline
https://simpleflying.com/bonza-australia-lcc-startup/

PRIVATE JETS

• Private jets: can the super-rich supercharge zero-emission aviation?
https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/private-jets-can-the-super-rich-supercharge-zero-emission-aviation/

• The climate injustice of flying, and private jets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_hH3xCiAY

AIRLINE SUBSIDIES

• Covid-19: Govt bypassed its climate assessment rules to give $390m to airlines
https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/126580462/covid19-govt-bypassed-its-climate-assessment-rules-to-give-390m-to-airlines

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