DeSmogBlog

APRIL 6, 2023

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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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

In 2018, research suggests data centers were responsible for about the same amount of carbon emissions as aviation. Design & Packaging. They’re also essential to our ever-connected world, and their energy demands are huge and expected to grow. Information Technology. Energy Efficiency. Featured Column. Power Points.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2020

Food waste is responsible for generating close to 6 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions: for perspective, that's three times the amount generated by the aviation industry. It's applied in packaging facilities or warehouses using a water-based formula.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Industry-backed report calls on EU and UK to introduce a mandate for sustainable aviation fuel from 2025 that ratchets up over time in order to spur demand for greener fuels. per cent of global jet fuel demand, are likely to be "indispensable" to delivering a carbon neutral aviation sector in line with global climate goals.

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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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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2021

Ministers claim funding for aerospace manufacturing projects can support drive towards net zero emission aviation. Net Zero aviation is the future and this cash injection will boost capabilities as we look to build back greener and make businesses sustainable in the future," said Aviation Minister Robert Courts. "We

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Charged

OCTOBER 6, 2019

It’s the Aviator, a mid-size three-row luxury SUV that sits below the hulking Navigator in the lineup, and revives a name that the brand used briefly a decade ago. The Grand Touring is essentially offered as a pricier, higher-performance engine option on the mid-range and top trim levels of the Aviator. Big SUV, big power.

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Business Green

APRIL 3, 2020

This week, just days after a group of leading civil society and environment groups called on the government to fold "stringent conditions" into any forthcoming rescue package for aviation, the government today unveiled a multi-million bailout for buses today that makes no mention of climate.

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The Guardian: Energy

JULY 23, 2024

Civil Aviation Authority proposes measure to help consumers make ‘more informed travel choices’ Airlines may have to tell passengers the environmental impact of the flights they book under new proposals from the UK regulator.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

US semiconductor supplier Microchip Technology has introduced a portfolio of IGBT 7 devices in different packages, multiple topologies and current and voltage ranges for power applications in More Electric Aircraft (MEA) as well as solar inverters and commercial and agricultural vehicles.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2020

grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been awarded to three firms for an ambitious chemical recycling project that aims to make hard-to-recycle plastic packaging recyclable. Unilever, joining an already well-established collaboration between Recycling Technologies and Neste, will bring insight on design for recycling for packaging.

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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. This missive included a veiled reference to the aviation bailout, suggesting a rise in carbon prices for the sector. Technology roadmap.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Embedded in the price you pay for goods are things such as vehicle maintenance, insurance, driver labor, warehouse labor, packaging labor, fuel energy, transport tolls, packaging disposal and, of course, profit margin. The development of jet commercial aviation in the 1960s largely eliminated the passenger rail system in the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2020

As the government mulls potential support packages for embattled UK airlines in the face of the escalating coronavirus crisis, growing calls have come for any bailout or public ownership stakes to be contingent on clearer climate targets for the aviation sector.

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Business Green

JUNE 12, 2020

The French government has confirmed a plan to pump €15bn into the European aerospace industry in a bid to save thousands of jobs and establish France as a hub for low carbon aviation technology. The packaged includes a mix of direct government investment, subsidies, loans, and loan guarantees.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Hydrogen-powered planes have "significant, and so far underestimated" potential to become a major force in the future of flight, and to thereby help reduce the aviation sector's growing impact on the climate, according to the findings of a major industry and EU-backed study released yesterday.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Deliveries giant announces it is to team up with electric aviation pioneer Eviation to put zero emission planes into service. The fledgling electric aviation sector received another major vote of confidence this week, after DHL Express announced it has placed an order for 12 fully electric cargo planes.

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Business Green

APRIL 12, 2021

The French government has moved forward with pioneering plans to effectively ban a number of short haul aviation routes as part of the country's sweeping new climate bill. We know that aviation is a contributor of carbon dioxide and that because of climate change we must reduce emissions," she said, according to Reuters reports.

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

As we enjoy our new gifts, it’s sobering to think of packaging waste such as plastic mailers and bubble wrap adding to landfill or ending up in oceans. Our concerns about plastic and packaging usually point to online retailers, especially one of the world’s biggest: Amazon. and Canada are sending 11.5 and Canada are sending 11.5

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

Greenpeace activists today delivered a letter to the Treasury backed by a 167,000 signature petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to ensure any bailout packaged for the aviation sector included climate-related conditions.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

Prime Minister says commitment to net zero transition is 'undiminished' and tells MPs the aviation sector should look to curb CO2 emissions once flights resume, as pressure mounts on EU for green stimulus package. Aviation like every other sector must keep its carbon lower.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Elsewhere in the drive for low-carbon aviation, ATI Boeing Accelerator this week opened applications for the second cohort in its programme bringing together investors and sustainability start-ups. The latest moves follow an eventful summer for the fledgling green aviation sector.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

Package delivery giant and airline operator FedEx has announced it plans to achieve 'carbon neutrality' across its operations within the next 20 years through investments in electrification, sustainable fuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture systems.

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2021

Brussels launches major package of accelerated decarbonisation measures, including tax reforms, new clean energy targets, and carbon border tariffs. Some environmental campaigners had hoped for more ambitious targets and policy proposals through the new package, but the measures were broadly welcomed by green groups.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

French government puts climate action at heart of €100bn stimulus package, as Germany successfully delivers first sovereign green bond. Similarly, the nascent hydrogen industry will receive a €2bn boost over the next two years, while the government reiterated its recently announced plans to step up investment in green aviation R&D.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain. Of the overall €1.8tr package encompassing the recovery funding and the 2021-27 budget, EU leaders agreed that 30 per cent should be earmarked for the bloc's climate objectives and transition to net zero.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A wide-ranging package of legislative measures designed to curb emissions from the gas industry unveiled by the European Commission has come under fire from campaigners and energy analysts, who have warned they could 'lock in' fossil gas infrastructure across Europe for the years to come.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate - at least 10 per cent SAF use by 2030: Under proposals launched for consultation today , the government plans to set requirements for aviation fuel suppliers to ensure they produce a minimum proportion of lower carbon SAF, in order to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of jet fuel in the UK.

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Business Green

JUNE 12, 2020

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today announced a dual boost to the UK's nascent low carbon aviation sector, confirming the formation of a new 'Jet Zero Council' and the award of fresh funding for green fuel specialist Velocsys. New government and industry body designed to help deliver transatlantic net zero flight 'within a generation'.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 29, 2025

While major industries like aviation , steel and cement, textiles, and construction are already making impressive strides, others need a serious nudge to pick up the pace. On the packaging front, businesses must phase out single-use plastics. Its high time businesses step up and take responsibility. Why does this matter?

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

The UK aerospace sector is set to receive a £273m injection of government and industry funding to support a raft of new projects designed to slash emissions from the global aviation industry. to support the development of solar cells which could be used on electric aircrafts in the UK.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 13, 2021

ZeroAvia announced it has raised another $35 million to help develop its 2-5 megawatt (MW) zero-emission powertrain systems for commercial aviation. Initially, ZeroAvia targets the technology to be used in smaller planes for commercial passenger transport, package delivery, agriculture, and beyond.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

And in further industry news, global logistics firm UPS became the latest company to commit to delivering net zero emissions by 2050, unveiling the new goal on Thursday along with interim target to halve the CO2 emissions of each package it delivers from its small package operations by 2035 against a 2020 base year.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2022

Last week the club revealed plastic recycling pods have been installed at the Etihad Stadium in a bid to encourage football fans to make more conscious choices when disposing of packaging waste by offering them discounts on air travel as a reward for "joining the sustainability journey". Is this a joke?"

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2020

The UK's post-crisis economic recovery package presents a major opportunity to accelerate investment on climate adaptation and cutting emissions to net zero," Jones and Dunne wrote. The EAC's inquiry will monitor the government's economic recovery packages and identify opportunities that can improve environmental safeguarding.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

Raft of energy efficiency, green transport, and hydrogen programmes put at heart of €130bn stimulus package, as Bank of England confirms financial support for airlines. The German government has unveiled plans for a massive €130bn stimulus package that features at least €40bn climate-related spending.

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