Category Archives: Market measures
Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress – Amsterdam
We are very happy to have moderated 2 panels with some excellent panellists and topics at the SAF Congress hosted in Amsterdam this June over 2 days. 20th Jun Panel 1: *Offtaker and corporate perspectives: Adapting aviation to reduce carbon emissions and make business mobility more sustainable Nicole Sautter (American Express Global Business Travel) Mariela McIlwraith, Wineke Haagsma (PwC …
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The 2050 roadmaps in aviation
Here you can find a list of some of the main roadmaps across the aviation sector which work towards 2050 decarbonisation targets: AIA EUROCONTROL Destination 2050 Waypoint report
What is Book & Claim?
Book & Claim is an approach to the buying and selling of fuel much like how green electricity is sold and bought. When you purchase green electricity (RECs or iRECs) you know it has been added to the grid, the national electricity supply, from renewable sources but the supply may not be in your own …
FGA Travel Smart works toward Aviation’s Destination 2050 net zero plans
After yesterday’s announcement by the civil aviation sector it was concluded that an agreed list of measures will be taken to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 including: Reduction of demand – 12% Sustainable aviation fuel – 34% Improved air traffic management – 6% Carbon removal – 8% (sinks, sequestration) Fleet update – …
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Sustainability news channel, Access ECO, interviews Sarah Wilkin – founder & CEO of FGA
The sustainability news channel Access Eco approached Sarah Wilkin to discuss how FGA evolved, their work in the industry and the outlook for sustainable travel and sustainable aviation fuel in the coming years. You can watch the interview here on youtube. As Sarah discusses in this interview it will be the support of the large …
What are the basket of measures for aviation decarbonisation?
This is the term that has been used to describe the solutions that are available to the hardest to decarbonise industry, aviation. They have been decided upon by the UN body ICAO and agreed by IATA, member states including and leading aviation associations globally. EUROCONTROL created some key diagrams which show the measures and a …
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Down to earth: Moonshot turns to earthshot
Back in July 1969 we finally made it to the moon. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The term used back then to make this happen was ‘moonshot’. Now today our mission turns to climate and as David Attenborough implores us to see, in his new Netflix documentary ‘A life …
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Aviation Industry talks amid COVID-19 Crisis: sustainable long-term planning as the UN’s ICAO updates CORSIA – 13th March
Last Friday, 13th March, the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) approved the eligible emission units for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). This recent CORSIA update has opened up acceptance to further carbon offsetting schemes initially in a 2021-2023 pilot phase and has excluded old credits that are unlikely to bring real emissions reduction …
Which market mechanisms will see the SAF industry take off?
Last July FGA spoke to Giles Dickson, CEO of Wind Europe, on the advice of a European Commission energy specialist. Giles talked through the mechanisms Wind Europe used in their role as the association building the renewable electricity industry from wind. Giles discussed that PPAs (power purchase agreements) were put in place with high-profile customers …
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