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IATA urges need for sustainable aviation fuels post-COVID-19
Current production rates are too low for aviation to realistically use SAF, despite proven potential and airline efforts to date.
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San Francisco receives its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel
This milestone supports SFO's goal to achieve ‘triple zero’; reaching not only zero-net carbon but also zero-net energy and zero landfill waste.
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UK government announces creation of Jet Zero Council
The council will be dedicated to making net-zero carbon emission flights a reality, with the aim of achieving the goal within a generation.
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Copenhagen Airport joins ambitious sustainable fuel project
The first-of-its-kind project is focused on developing a new hydrogen and e-fuel production facility, potentially by 2023.
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Aviation’s climate commitments: Clean skies from COVID-19 and beyond
Dave Mullaney and LeeAnn Baronett from Rocky Mountain Institute, a non-profit organisation in the field of sustainability, explore how COVID-19 opens up the potential for aviation to double-down on its decarbonisation goals.
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Sustainable aircraft taxiing trialled by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
By trialling a new 'taxibot', Schiphol Airport hopes to make aircraft taxiing more sustainable by limiting unnecessary fuel usage.
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Electric aviation has arrived and will be here to stay
In a world where the decarbonisation of the transport sector is of paramount importance, how will the development of electric aviation contribute to achieving a fossil-free aviation sector?
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Airports’ progression into becoming nodes for climate action
In 2019, Airport Carbon Accreditation marked its 10th anniversary. Marina Bylinsky, Head of Sustainability at ACI EUROPE, evaluates the progress made by airports across the globe in regard to climate emergency.
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Pioneering aviation and sustainability at Southampton Airport
Since beginning operation in 1910, Southampton Airport has been a consistent aviation pioneer, and has now shifted its focus to the development of sustainable operations.
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Swedavia introduces electric strategy to promote fossil-free air transport
Swedavia intends to enable all 10 of its airports to handle electric aircraft and place the first commercial electrified route in service by 2025.
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CEO of Schiphol Airport says ‘zero-emission aviation is mission possible’
Schiphol has taken significant steps towards making the aviation industry more environmentally friendly, but have acknowledged that the pace of progress towards sustainability needs to be increased.
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Sustainability Series: Will waste gases from steelworks soon be powering aircraft?
As the climate crisis gets ever more paramount, the aviation industry must do all it can to minimise its effects on the environment. Could waste gases be the answer?
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Sustainability Series: Sustainable kerosene as aviation fuel
Rotterdam The Hague Airport has recently started a study which looks into the production of sustainable kerosene from air. We spoke to Willem van Genugten (Director Urban Crossovers) and Ron Louwerse (Director Rotterdam The Hague Airport) who told us a bit more about the project.
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NATS reveals big CO2 savings in responsible business report
Air traffic service provider NATS enabled airlines to save 113,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions in UK airspace during 2018, according to a new report.
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California Air Resources Board pledges to clean up airport shuttles
New rule approved by CARB requires a gradual transition to zero-emission technology at airports by 2035, in a bid to reduce climate pollution by half a million tonnes.