{"id":51343,"date":"2024-09-23T11:39:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T10:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=51343"},"modified":"2024-09-23T11:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T10:39:54","slug":"net-zero-aviation-is-possible-if-action-is-taken-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/net-zero-aviation-is-possible-if-action-is-taken-experts-say\/51343\/","title":{"rendered":"Net zero aviation is possible if action is taken, experts say"},"content":{"rendered":"
Despite ambitious pledges from governments and industry, net zero aviation is set to be significantly off course by 2050.<\/p>\n
The report, \u2018Five Years to Chart a New Future for Aviation\u2019<\/a>, outlines four 2030 Sustainable Aviation Goals\u2014specific, actionable steps that must be initiated immediately and completed within five years if the aviation sector is to be on track.<\/p>\n The 2030 goals for net zero aviation outlined in the report are:<\/p>\n Professor Rob Miller, Director\u00a0of Whittle Lab, explained: \u201cAviation stands at a pivotal moment, much like the automotive industry in the late 2000s.<\/p>\n \u201cBack then, discussions centred around biofuels as the replacement for petrol and diesel – until Tesla revolutionised the future with electric vehicles.<\/p>\n \u201cOur five-year plan is designed to accelerate this decision point, setting us on a path to achieve net zero aviation by 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n The report stresses that if these actions are initiated immediately and completed within five years, net zero aviation by 2050 can be achieved.<\/p>\n Eliot Whittington, Executive Director at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership said: \u201cToo often the discussions about how to achieve sustainable aviation lurch between overly optimistic thinking about current industry efforts and doom-laden cataloguing of the sector\u2019s environmental evils.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Aviation Impact Accelerator modelling has drawn on the best available evidence to show that there are major challenges to be navigated if we\u2019re to achieve net zero flying at scale, but that it is possible.<\/p>\n \u201cWith focus and a step change in ambition from governments and business we can address the hurdles, unlock sustainable flying and in doing so build new industries and support wider economic change.\u201d<\/p>\n The report was developed by the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA), a project led by the University of Cambridge and hosted by the University\u2019s Whittle Laboratory and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).<\/p>\n It will be presented to industry leaders at events hosted by the Sustainable Markets Initiative during New York Climate Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cambridge University has released a groundbreaking report outlining a five-year roadmap to help achieve net zero aviation by 2050.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":51344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24433],"tags":[24134,24229,652],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nActions needed to achieve net zero aviation goals<\/h3>\n
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Achievable goals to get back on track<\/h3>\n