As discussed in a recent BBC podcast, we (British/Europeans and other high carbon users) are all hypocrites in some form. And we are likely to stay that way until we have low cost clean energy, low cost non-meat food to eat, fossil free vehicles and low carbon holidays to warmer places. Eating, staying warm, moving, …
Category Archives: Thought leadership
The Economist Sustainability Week – a few key highlights
Attending The Economist in-person this October after the initial March ‘22 event we attended was interesting and productive. FGA were part of the first speed networking session for 5 chosen startups which was being trialled, many joined in. As well as this we heard from many CEOs and Sustainability Directors across the 3 day event. A …
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FGA at The Economist
How far will governments at the ICAO Assembly back net-zero aspirations?
Progress is being made – but not enough, argues Sarah Wilkin, founder and chief executive of the Fly Green Alliance. “We need to accelerate the work to reach 2050 targets. And it’s not just aviation,” she says. “We also need to embrace more cross-sectoral stakeholders such as finance, corporate travel and sports. There’s a greater …
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FGA discussing transition finance, SAF and the role of the lessors
Air Finance Journal, 29th September 2022 With limited options to significantly reduce emissions in the short-term, the aviation industry is pinning many of its hopes of reaching net zero by 2050 on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). “It’s going to have to be SAF,” Todd Wolynski, partner at law firm White & Case, tells delegates at …
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easyJet stops carbon offset use
Why does this make sense for easyJet? * Science Based Targets (SBTi) do not accept offsets as a carbon reduction *However, sustainable aviation fuel is accepted as a reduction in aviation by SBTi so it is possible to use a SAF unit or credit instead, some view it is a different kind of offset or …
Independent consultants vs big firms
We’ve chosen to keep FGA independent, agnostic and flexible. Why? We can give advice which is truly sustainable and without an agenda We make ethical decisions on who we work with and make sure we don’t cut those out that supported in the name of competition Avoids ‘collaboration-washing’ – with conflicts of interest at play …
RECs vs Offsets
Are you unsure about the benefits of offsetting? If you are and many are debating offsets, an alternative is buying extra electricity from solar or wind which increases the supply globally (RECs or iRECs). Out of all of the energy sources we need more green electricity before any other commodity. In the UK Chris Goodall …
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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FGA at The Economist – Sustainability Week
At the East London location of the Barbican, on Tuesday 22nd March, was the in-person day of the 7th Annual Sustainability Week of The Economist, focusing on green investment and scaling technology for the energy transition, moving away from fossils fuels. The panels of the day consisting of assets managers, carbon reporting companies, economists, academics, …
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Fly Green Alliance (FGA) - sustainable aviation fuel, thought leaders, SAF, green travel consultants, offsets 