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Green day unravelled: Pundits respond to policy package

Envirotec Magazine

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. Hydrogen: Not a time to get blue?

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Electroflight’s new modular energy storage unit is designed for electric aviation prototypes

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Aviation energy storage specialist Electroflight has launched a new energy storage unit that’s designed to facilitate the development of electric aviation prototypes. One leading operator in the electric aviation space has already placed a major order, requesting A samples by Q1 2023 and B samples and first flight in Q2 2023.

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Airbus launches new hydrogen research hub for zero emission aviation technologies

Business Green

New West Country research hub officially launched, as government publishes roadmap for decarbonising the aviation sector supply chain. Airbus chief technical officer Sabine Klauke said discoveries made at the network of ZEDC's could have major implications for the decarbonisation of aviation.

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Sustainable Aviation Fuel: LanzaTech touts pollution-to-fuel vision

Business Green

Carbon from captured from industrial plants could power the world's aviation industry, according to Dr Jennifer Holmgren, chief executive of carbon recycling firm LanzaTech. Lanzatech CEO Jennifer Holmgren tells the Net Zero Festival how a combination of advanced technology and biology can turn captured pollution into green jet fuel.

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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

GreenBiz

FedEx — which uses over 180,000 vehicles to deliver packages across continents and operates the world's largest cargo airline — has been implementing sustainability practices for years, but the announcement represents a major acceleration of the company's commitments. Courtesy of FedEx.

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Air France coronavirus bailout package to demand steep emissions cuts

Business Green

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire tells French Parliament €7bn support package would require ailing airline to set goal of becoming world's most environmentally-friendly carrier. The government announced late last week that it would offer a €7bn package of state loans and bank loans guaranteed by the state to the ailing airline.

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Study: Diverting aviation subsidies into green transport could unlock hundreds of thousands of green jobs

Business Green

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.