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This year begins with a reflective assessment of the aviation sector’s climate credentials and the challenges it faces, write Jarlath...
Commentary
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Few industries have welcomed the end of Covid-related travel restrictions as much as the global aviation sector. After more than...
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The aviation industry faces a conundrum: aviation emissions need to fall now, but the technical solutions to achieve this take...
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The year ahead will be critical for policy to tackle aviation’s contribution to climate change. Following the outcomes of IATA’s...
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In April this year, as part of climate measures to reduce carbon emissions, French MPs voted to ban flights on...
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In March the Greener by Design Group of the Royal Aeronautical Society, together with the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at...
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A substantial component of aviation’s climate impact is presently caused by non-CO2 effects, most notably contrail formation; if weather conditions...
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The past year has seen many announcements and commitments by all parts of the aviation industry towards net zero. There...
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In 2009, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) committed to capping aviation emissions at 2020 levels and to reducing them 50% from...
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In 1997, the UNFCCC’s COP3 decided, via the Kyoto Protocol, to treat international aviation indirectly through ICAO. CO2 emissions from...