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Amazon aims to clean up aviation

GreenBiz

Amazon aims to clean up aviation. The aviation sector in a pandemic has 99 problems. 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. DHL Express is using Neste's sustainable aviation fuel at SFO. . Katie Fehrenbacher. Logisitics.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. The annual demand could reach 19,120,458,891 tons by then, representing a tenfold increase from 2015 to 2050. . Arlene Karidis. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 01:00. Is this the best second life for trash?

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

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. Mon, 12/14/2020 - 02:11.

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

Aviation is plotting a sustainable course. 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. Joel Makower. Mon, 03/22/2021 - 00:05.

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UK aviation sets sights on net zero by 2040

Envirotec Magazine

A new “Jet Zero Strategy” seemingly commits UK domestic aviation to achieving net zero emissions by 2040, and for all airports in England to be zero-emission by the same year. Aviation is currently responsible for around 2.5% Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “We want 2019 to be remembered as the peak year for aviation emissions.

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Hydrogen in aviation report anticipates widespread deployment in the 2030s

Envirotec Magazine

New fuels and technologies will account for between one half and three-quarters of the reduction of carbon emissions in aviation by 2050, according to a new report from sustainable development consultancy Arup and gas distribution network Wales and West Utilities (WWU).

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Could a next-gen hydrogen airliner revitalize Japan’s aviation industry?

Hydrogen Fuel News

Announced by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the goal of this plan is to use the combined expertise of multiple companies to develop a next-generation hydrogen airliner, while also setting new technology standards for its aviation industry. The global aviation industry aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

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