Global aviation is currently responsible for about 3% of total global, anthropogenic CO2 emissions – having seen an increase by
over a third between 2011 and 2017 alone. If aviation were unmitigated, it could be responsible for an even greater proportion of global emissions by 2050.
The new report, “Making Net-Zero Aviation possible: An industry-backed, 1.5°C aligned Transition Strategy”, provides a series
of actionable steps to be taken over the next decade to secure a transition towards carbon-neutral flying and deliver the goals of
the Paris Agreement. Actions include drastically improving fuel efficiency gains of aircraft, the rapid roll out of
Sustainable Aviation Fuel and market entry of hydrogen, battery-electric or hybrid powered aircraft.