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Aviation Industry Awarded £18 Billion of Public Finance Since Paris Agreement

DeSmogBlog

A UK government agency has provided billions of pounds worth of financial support to the high-carbon aviation sector since the Paris climate agreement was adopted in 2015, DeSmog analysis shows. Aviation accounts for the majority of the greenhouse gas emissions currently generated by UKEF’s finance, according to its latest estimate: 8.2

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Delta Air Lines sets sights on near complete end to fossil fuel use

Business Green

The company also indicated it planned to reduce its reliance on carbon offsetting schemes as it looks to deliver on its own net zero goal. However, there are concerns about the limited supply of SAFs, which can be produced using energy crops, municipal waste, or using hydrogen and captured carbon. Our foundation is strong.

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'Fossil fuel free flying': RAF completes first flight with synthetic fuel

Business Green

An Ikarus C42 aircraft piloted by Group Captain Peter "Willy" Hackett completed a 20-minute flight on the morning of 2 November using Zero Petroleum's ZERO SynAvGas 100 per cent synthetic aviation gasoline, as part of a joint mission to defossilise the RAF's fuel intake ahead of its 2040 net zero target.

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Local Governments and Grassroots Activists Stop Spate of US Carbon Capture Pipelines

DeSmogBlog

Players in the carbon dioxide pipeline industry canceled major pipeline projects in recent weeks, marking an inauspicious start to President Biden’s ambitious plans to develop carbon capture infrastructure as a key emissions mitigation tool. Stockman pointed out that the U.S. Midwest to be injected and stored underground.

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Necessity or distraction? How carbon capture and negative emissions debates are starting to heat up

Business Green

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Global Witness have all raised concerns about the creeping reliance on unproven carbon removal methods in companies' decarbonisation strategies, but some scientists maintain carbon capture is essential if net zero goals are to be met.

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Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’

DeSmogBlog

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog.

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Stop greenwashing of aviation: 4. biofuels

Low Impact

Over five weeks we’re publishing a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. Alternative jet fuels or so-called “Sustainable Aviation Fuels” (SAF) are liquid hydrocarbon fuels that can be used with existing aircraft in place of kerosene produced from fossil fuels.