
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
FLIGHT BANS
• End of the Bordeaux-Orly link: the Airports Union files a complaint in Brussels
https://objectifaquitaine.latribune.fr/business/aeronautique-et-defense/2021-10-18/fin-de-la-liaison-bordeaux-orly-l-union-des-aeroports-depose-plainte-a-bruxelles-894583.html
ADVERTISING BANS
• Watchdog to launch crackdown on ads falsely claiming green credentials
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/23/watchdog-to-launch-crackdown-on-ads-falsely-claiming-green-credentials
• ASA statement on the regulation of environmental claims and issues in advertising
https://www.asa.org.uk/news/asa-statement-on-the-regulation-of-environmental-claims-and-issues-in-advertising.html
• Greenwashing: CMA puts businesses on notice
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/greenwashing-cma-puts-businesses-on-notice
… behaviour change
• UK government Net Zero behaviour change research paper
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-NhoheMrPtvm6Cf42LKPNZvCaeJFphrh/view
• Government deletes document recommending curbs on airport expansion and airline subsidies
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/airports-aviation-government-deletes-document-b1941877.html?r=23156
… 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