Ongoing emissions from
… delusional pathways
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
• Exposing net zero’s climate delusions
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2024/09/28/exposing-net-zeros-climate-delusions
• Andrew Forrest says net zero is ‘fantasy’ so his goal is ‘real zero’. What does he mean – and can he achieve it?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/09/andrew-forrest-says-net-zero-is-fantasy-so-his-goal-is-real-zero-what-does-he-mean-and-can-he-achieve-it
• Aviation Reimagined webinars
https://www.griffith.edu.au/research/business/institute-tourism/our-research/aviation-reimagined-2024
• Aviation sector advances towards net-zero carbon emissions goal at ICAO Stocktaking Event
https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/Aviation-sector-advances-towards-netzero-carbon-emissions-goal-at-ICAO-Stocktaking-Event.aspx
• Aviation’s green transition is industry’s “greatest opportunity”, ICAO Secretary General tells airline leaders
https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/Aviations-green-transition-is-industrys-greatest-opportunity-ICAO-Secretary-General-tells-airline-leaders-.aspx
• A global study of climate uncertainty and carbon assurance
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890838924001896?via%3Dihub
• The ABC of ESG for aircraft lessors
https://www.wfw.com/articles/the-abc-of-esg-for-aircraft-lessors/
OFFSETTING
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.
• The case for carbon offsets as interim solution for aviation emissions
https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/the-case-for-carbon-offsets-as-interim-solution-for-aviation-emissions/
CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE
• Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened.
https://www.desmog.com/2023/09/25/fossil-fuel-companies-made-bold-promises-to-capture-carbon-heres-what-actually-happened/
… growth in flights
• Greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation as a share of total GHG emissions worldwide from 1970 to 2023
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491194/international-aviation-share-ghg-emissions-worldwide/
TOURISM
• Large French Alpine ski resort to close in face of shrinking snow season
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/07/large-french-alpine-ski-resort-to-close-in-face-of-shrinking-snow-season
• Global tourism sector sees decline in greenhouse gas emissions
https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2024/10/08/global-tourism-sector-sees-decline-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions
• Why overseas travellers will avoid flying to Australian events
https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/why-overseas-travellers-will-avoid-flying-to-australian-events-20241017-p5kj5f
• An increasingly tourist-filled Athens in a Greece fed up with tourism
https://english.elpais.com/travel/2024-09-20/an-increasingly-tourist-filled-athens-in-a-greece-fed-up-with-tourism.html
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
• The elephant in the room: Long-haul air services and climate change
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096669232400231X?via%3Dihub
INCREASED FLIGHT DEMAND
• Airports Face Investment Challenges Amid Surging Passenger Traffic
https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/airports-face-investment-challenges-amid-surging-passenger-traffic
… deceptive promotion of flying
GREENWASHING ADVERTISING
• How to get greenwashing airline ads banned
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p7K11SpFnVLNYZmZ78gZiEulDh3WxSOzZIrMJMHjVVo/
• Is it really possible to fly ‘carbon neutral’ with Qantas? A greenwashing complaint to the ACCC hopes to find out
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/16/qantas-greenwashing-complaint-accc-carbon-neutral-tickets
• Qantas accused of misleading customers with carbon-neutral flights
https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/qantas-accused-of-misleading-customers-with-carbon-neutral-flights-20241015-p5kiev.html
• Consumers to help pay the price for sustainable flights
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/travel/2024/10/16/qantas-accc-greenwashing-consumers
• Claims that Qantas is greenwashing build a case for carbon assurance: here’s what it is
https://theconversation.com/claims-that-qantas-is-greenwashing-build-a-case-for-carbon-assurance-heres-what-it-is-239592
• Complaint filed with the ACCC to investigate Qantas’ misleading sustainability and net zero claims.
https://climateintegrity.org.au/qantas
• Complaint about potential greenwashing by Qantas Airways Limited
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/657654bd58d85f1af6083b13/t/6707e61ebc8f37785ec8e22f/1728570919378/ACCC+Qantas+complaint+%28Climate+Integrity%29+-+16+October+2023.pdf
AIRPORTS & SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS
• APAC Carbon management strategy
https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/_assets/be08d7b0-97a1-02f9-2be6-a0c139c3c337/2f8126b3-789c-454e-b7dd-9035b9ead571/APAC_Carbon_Management_Strategy_FY23_FINAL.pdf
… greenwashed fuels and engines
‘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.
• Argonne technology converts waste streams into biofuel that dramatically reduces carbon emissions from jets
https://www.anl.gov/article/argonne-technology-converts-waste-streams-into-biofuel-that-dramatically-reduces-carbon-emissions
• Argonne scientists develop sustainable aviation fuel from waste, slashing emissions by up to 70%
https://www.rdworldonline.com/argonne-scientists-develop-sustainable-aviation-fuel-from-waste-slashing-emissions-by-up-to-70/
• New technology converts wastewater to sustainable aviation fuel with potential 70% reduction in emissions
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-10-technology-wastewater-sustainable-aviation-fuel.html
• US scientists turn waste streams into jet fuel that reduces carbon emissions by up to 70%
https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/waste-streams-turned-sustainable-aviation-fuel
• Formula 1’s First Step into Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Driving Towards Net Zero by 2030
https://www.miamilivingmagazine.com/post/formula-1-s-first-step-into-sustainable-aviation-fuel-driving-towards-net-zero-by-2030
• Hong Kong’s aviation future hinges on sustainable fuel policies, experts say
https://www.scmp.com/business/climate-and-energy/article/3281988/hong-kongs-aviation-future-hinges-sustainable-fuel-policies-experts-say
• Airlines Reducing Carbon Emissions: A Look at Green Initiatives
https://www.airlinehelps.com/airlines-reducing-carbon-emissions-a-look-at-green-initiatives/
• Climate-friendly aviation milestone: turboprop emissions tested using 100 percent synthetic
https://www.spacedaily.com/m/reports/RClimate_friendly_aviation_milestone_turboprop_emissions_tested_using_100_percent_synthetic_fuel_999.html
• Decarbonizing aviation will only be possible with policies in support of biofuels
https://www.ieabioenergy.com/blog/publications/decarbonizing-aviation-will-only-be-possible-with-policies-in-support-of-biofuels/
• California Will Boost Sustainable Fuel Supplies to Curb Airplane Emissions
https://www.inc.com/associated-press/california-will-boost-sustainable-fuel-supplies-to-curb-airplane-emissions/90997381
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel: State of the Industry and Challenges in 2024
https://earth.org/sustainable-aviation-fuel-state-of-the-industry-and-challenges-in-2024/
‘SUSTAINABLE’ AVIATION FUELS IN AUSTRALIA
• ARENA backs Jet Zero for SAF
https://asianaviation.com/arena-backs-jet-zero-for-saf/
• Energy resilience, emissions targets in Defence sights
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-10-28/energy-resilience-emissions-targets-defence-sights
• Airlines And Passengers Move To Reduce Their Global Footprints
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2024/10/15/airlines-and-passengers-move-to-reduce-their-global-footprints/
… abandoned reduction targets
• Lufthansa CEO warns against German “solo attempts” to curb aviation emissions
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/lufthansa-ceo-warns-against-german-solo-attempts-curb-aviation-emissions
Reducing emissions
… marginally by
FISCAL MEASURES
• Aviation Taxes—Revenue Generators Or Behavior Change Catalysts?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/10/18/aviation-taxes-revenue-generators-or-behavior-change-catalysts/
FREQUENT FLYER LEVY
• Frequent flyer levy could reduce CO2 emissions by 21 per cent – study
https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/Frequent-flyer-levy-could-reduce-CO2-emissions-by-21-per-cent-study
FUEL EFFICIENCY
• How A New, Eco-Friendly Airliner Was Thwarted By Arcane Labor Rules
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianfoley1/2024/10/30/road-blocks-hinder-us-airlines-efforts-to-reduce-carbon-emissions/
AIRFRAME DESIGN
• Insights and innovations to mitigate aviation climate impact by 2030
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44172-024-00290-5
• Aerospace company Natilus unveils low emissions commercial aircraft
https://www.esgdive.com/news/aerospace-company-natilus-unveils-sustainability-forward-low-emissions-aircraft/730801/
… with alternative fuels
HYDROGEN
• Australian zero-emissions aircraft concept to decarbonise aviation
https://www.industry.gov.au/news/australian-zero-emissions-aircraft-concept-decarbonise-aviation
HYBRID FUEL & ELECTRIC
• Hybrid propulsion
https://fiveable.me/key-terms/introduction-flight/hybrid-propulsion
… alternative travel modes
RAIL
• High Speed Rail boss pushes fast train link to include Melbourne Airport stop
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/high-speed-rail-boss-pushes-fast-train-link-to-include-melbourne-airport-stop-20241005-p5kg22.html
• Can sleeper trains replace air travel? I tested the Melbourne-Sydney route
https://www.theage.com.au/national/can-sleeper-trains-replace-air-travel-i-tested-the-melbourne-sydney-route-20241008-p5kgqc.html
… through protest
• Action tool kit to counter aviation
https://toolkit.stay-grounded.org/more-tools/
• No Melbourne Airport third runway
https://omny.fm/shows/city-limits/city-limits-2-october-2024
Climate emergency
• Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemic
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453198-carbon-emissions-are-now-growing-faster-than-before-the-pandemic/
• Global Carbon Budget 2023
https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/5301/2023/essd-15-5301-2023.pdf
• Wildfires are burning through humanity’s carbon budget, study shows
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/wildfires-are-burning-through-humanitys-carbon-budget-study-shows
• A climate change paradox: instead of worrying about not being seen as moral enough, politicians don’t want to appear too moral
https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2024/10/03/a-climate-change-paradox-instead-of-worrying-about-not-being-seen-as-moral-enough-politicians-dont-want-to-appear-too-moral/
• “We can’t be too saintly”: Why members of parliament in the United Kingdom are reluctant to lead by example with low-carbon behaviour
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629624003086
• Planet Earth Is in Critical Condition. These are the Steps the World Must Take to Change That
https://time.com/7027847/planet-earth-critical-condition-solutions/
• It’s too late to save Britain from overheating, says UN climate chief
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/10/06/too-late-save-britain-overheating-climate-chief-jim-skea/
• ‘Little recognition of this threat’: Climate report condemns government inaction
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/little-recognition-of-this-threat-climate-report-condemns-government-inaction/t184n3ssg
• Protect, prevent & prepare. A climate security action plan for Australia
https://www.aslcg.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ASLCG_ActionPlan-1.pdf
• Entering an age of social and security consequences
https://johnmenadue.com/entering-an-age-of-social-and-security-consequences/
• The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biae087/7808595
• When the Arctic Melts
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/10/14/when-the-arctic-melts
• Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/16/global-water-crisis-food-production-at-risk
• How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine
https://theconversation.com/how-mainstream-climate-science-endorsed-the-fantasy-of-a-global-warming-time-machine-225597
• Addressing the threat of climate change to Australia’s security landscape
https://www.aslcg.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/National-Climate-Security-Summit-Communiqu.pdf
• The Risks of Geoengineering
https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CIEL_briefing_The-Risks-of-Geoengineering_October2024.pdf
• Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, ‘impacting the entire world for centuries to come,’ leading climate scientists warn
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/key-atlantic-current-could-collapse-soon-impacting-the-entire-world-for-centuries-to-come-leading-climate-scientists-warn
