Energy Central

JULY 22, 2023

Defence Aviation The UK government has established a legal requirement for the country to reach net zero emissions by the year 2050.1 In response to this, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has issued its Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach2 outlining how defence will contribute to this requirement.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Jet Zero Strategy Delivering net zero aviation by 2050 We are committing the UK aviation sector to reaching net zero, or Jet Zero, by 2050. The UK has demonstrated its commitment to net zero through the Climate Change Act, where we have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2050.

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Global Renewable News

MARCH 11, 2024

The Aviation Climate Taskforce, Inc. ACT) and The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have joined forces through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to bo.

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FuelCellsWorks

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Proton Motor Fuel Cell’s fight against climate change for a prosperous future based on zero-emission high-tech innovations is not limited to the four application sectors: Stationary, Maritime, Heavy-duty Mobility and.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Stand.earth’s new report, however, puts Apple’s broader climate initiatives in perspective by scrutinizing several tech companies at once. Big Tech produces 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, more than aviation. On top of that, the report says tech companies ought to work together more closely to fight climate change.

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

While these are small steps, Amazon has committed to tackling climate change in two big ways. Bezos Earth Fund Last winter, Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos announced the Bezos Earth Fund, a $10 billion commitment to fighting climate change. Here is the list of grantees.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

Heathrow Airport has for the first time blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its fuel distribution pipeline network today, describing the move as a "pivotal and historic moment" which it said proved the commercial feasibility of using lower carbon biofuels to power planes. Now is the time for less talk and more action.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Proposed Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill would see international aviation, shipping, and consumption fall within the UK's 2050 net zero target, while putting climate assemblies on a formal standing. Based on the Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to 1.5C

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Through conversations with national climate change experts in 24 markets and across 6 economic sectors, the report highlights those that are leading the charge in their progress towards net zero, and those where it is taking place more slowly.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2022

Climate Action 100+ recommends its investor coalition - which is collectively worth $65tr - push airlines for 'strong, decisive action' on climate change. per cent of aviation fuel demand was met by SAF, but the report argues the aviation sector should aim to align with the IEA's 1.5C by the end of the century.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Canadian aviation training giant CAE claims to have achieved 'carbon neutrality' across its business, combining an ongoing drive to slash its emissions with purchases of renewable energy certificates and carbon offsets, it announced yesterday.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Aviation bailouts in wake of pandemic hurt the climate and did not prevent tens of thousands of job losses, campaigners warn. A survey of more than 1,000 people working in aviation included in the report found that just 21 per cent of respondents said the industry offered them secure employment for the future.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 5, 2022

Their new joint venture aims to leverage zero carbon aviation for sustainable transportation and transform the communications, mobility, freight and tourism secto rs. The two companies will work alongside HAV’s customers to develop infrastructure for the new hybrid aircraft, the Airlander.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists the UK can lead the world on zero emission aviation, as he reflects on 'three happy years in the cockpit' of government in an address to the Fansborough Air Show yesterday. We showed that pigs could fly a hundred years ago, and we are going to fix zero carbon aviation as well.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

A coalition of leading environmental groups has today set out a series of 'tests' that the government's imminent 'Jet Zero' strategy needs to pass, if it is to put the aviation industry on a credible path to delivering on the UK's net zero targets.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

Climate Pledge Fund backs innovative US developer of green jet fuels. The aviation sector in a pandemic has 99 problems. And climate change remains a big one. And if you look at the aviation industry's historical pledges to add in bio-based jet fuels, before the pandemic, it's fallen woefully short.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

The government must act now to scale power-to-liquid fuels that would allow the aviation industry to reduce their emissions, while long-term solutions are in development, argues Green Alliance's Helena Barrett. As a sector, aviation has so far got off lightly in the push to meet net zero.

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2021

The nascent green aviation sector received a dual boost today as the UK government confirmed a series of multi-million pound R&D funding awards and BP and Quantas inked a new sustainable fuel partnership. New R&D funding awards confirmed, as BP and Quantas ink fresh net zero emission partnership.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2021

Industry group Sustainable Aviation targets 15 per cent cut in emissions by 2030 and 40 per cent cut by 2040 on flight path to net zero. per cent a year - an ambition greeted with considerable scepticism by climate campaigners.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

To prevent the most devastating effects of climate change, it’s essential to cut greenhouse gas emissions by phasing out fossil fuel use. One of the company’s founders, Kevin Meissner, wanted to build a shrine of sorts to human-induced climate change. It is not an investor in the company.

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Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2022

Archer Aviation has received a $10m deposit from United Airlines to support its plans to produce 100 electric vehicle take-off and landing (eVOTL) aircraft. Michael Leskinen, president of United Airlines Ventures, said the interest in the nascent zero emission aviation sector was starting to reach critical mass. "We

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

With legal action targeting the government's Jet Zero strategy and a new analysis suggesting the aviation industry is off course to meet Paris Agreement goals, pressure is mounting on airlines to revamp their decarbonisation plans. GALBA is now seeking to test its claims that the strategy breaches the UK Climate Change Act in court.

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern aviation had never seen a year like 2020. And it begs the question: Can sustainable aviation finally get off the ground? Regardless, pressure has been on aviation to join other sectors in dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Three things can be done to reduce aviation's climate impact.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JANUARY 26, 2022

The White House has taken a strong stance in expanding the production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry. The Administration has identified the aviation industry as a climate priority in its push to reduce the country’s carbon footprint. Build Back Better.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Rich countries are failing on their pledge to provide $100 billion a year to help poor countries cope with the climate crisis, and the way in which climate finance is organized needs urgent reform, the six academics argue in an article in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 27, 2021

Amazon aims to clean up aviation Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 01/27/2021 – 02:00 The aviation sector in a pandemic has 99 problems. And climate change remains a big one. Still, Amazon’s support is the latest indicator that the logistics giant is eyeing ways to clean up aviation. Enter air cargo.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Until now, the causes of the 2020 surge in methane – second only to carbon dioxide as a driver of climate change – had been unclear. A team led by a University of Edinburgh scientist used global atmospheric chemistry models to study how lockdown emission changes affected methane levels. Reductions in nitrogen oxides led to a 4.8

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Committee on Climate Change writes to Transport Secretary to reiterate that UK net zero goal for 2050 includes international aviation and shipping emissions.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2020

Punitive green aviation bailout terms without there yet being viable alternatives to conventional jet fuel could actually delay the shift to greener flight, argues ZeroAvia's Val Miftakhov. The Committee on Climate Change wrote to the Prime Minister last month, advising the government to prioritise a green recovery.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The post Greener aviation: will they help save the planet or are they just pretty concepts? Its popularity and constant use has made it one of the most significant contributors to carbon emissions. Almost 2.4% of global CO2 emissions are thought to come. appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? And it may seem unlikely that an industry as carbon-intensive as aviation — a hard-to-abate sector, in the argot of the climate policy crowd — might somehow emerge with its green credentials flying high in a climate-constrained world. Joel Makower.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2020

It's too early to tell whether COVID-19 is linked in any way to the climate crisis. Still, consider the global health crisis currently upon us as a warm-up act for a climate-changing world. For nearly two decades, health officials around the world have warned about the rise of infectious disease from a warming climate.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The integrity of the Scottish climate framework is now at risk. One year ago, I called for more clarity and transparency on Scottish climate policy and delivery. The Climate Change Committee has conducted a methodological review of the Scottish Climate Targets and assessed progress in cutting Scottish greenhouse gas emissions.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The ES-30 is powered by lithium-ion batteries, but is also equipped with generators that can use sustainable aviation fuel. Already, Air Canada is supporting the development of new technologies, such as sustainable aviation fuels and carbon capture, to address climate change.”. Source: Air Canada.

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

The government certainly hopes so, having this week set out its vision to transform all domestic flight and airports into a net zero emissions aviation industry within two short decades. However, the question as to whether such ambitious targets are achievable without measures to actively restrict passenger numbers remains an open one.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Huge range of announcements promise cash and policy boost for green transport, heating, finance, aviation, and skills.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 27, 2021

Amazon aims to clean up aviation Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 01/27/2021 – 02:00 The aviation sector in a pandemic has 99 problems. And climate change remains a big one. Still, Amazon’s support is the latest indicator that the logistics giant is eyeing ways to clean up aviation. Enter air cargo.

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