This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gianluca Gygax, Impact Lead, Uplink, 1t.org According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), aviation accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions and with air travel projected to increase over this decade, these emissions are only poised to climb. The challenge […]These innovators are accelerating the aviation industry’s transition to net-zero
January 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gianluca Gygax, Impact Lead, Uplink, 1t.org According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), aviation accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions and with air travel projected to increase over this decade, these emissions are only poised to climb. The challenge […]How airports can land financing to push aviation decarbonization
November 21, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rana Nawas, Partner, Transportation & Services Practice, India, Middle East & Africa, Oliver Wyman (Marsh McLennan), Katia Riva, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, Mundys Airports may not be the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but they are in […]Clear skies for a sustainable future: how innovation can accelerate aviation’s net-zero journey
August 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jamila Yamani, Senior Manager, Climate and Nature Research, Salesforce, Tim van den Bergh, Lead Climate Tech Innovation, World Economic Forum Aviation accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions and, with air travel projected to increase, these emissions […]Transforming airports to fuel sustainable aviation
August 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Sustainable aviation is possible with the right investments in green energy and new infrastructure.The World Economic Forum’s Airports of Tomorrow initiative seeks to overhaul global airports for net-zero aviation by mobilizing the capital needed to transform airports into clean […]How to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation
July 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alejandro De Quero Cordero, Sustainability Lead, Aerospace and Drones, World Economic Forum The aviation industry presents one of the most formidable decarbonization challenges.Aviation contributes under 3% of global carbon emissions.Decarbonizing aviation will require all available options, including battery-electric […]7 factors to consider on your first sustainable aviation fuel offtake
June 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Laia Barbarà Mir, Lead, Industry Decarbonization, Aviation, World Economic Forum, Rosa Esi Ennison, Project Specialist, Shaping the Future of Mobility, World Economic Forum Over the past decade, there has been a notable increase in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) […]What is sustainable aviation fuel and why are only 0.1% of flights powered by it?
June 1, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author:Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda A single long-haul flight can create more carbon emissions in a few hours than the average person in 56 different countries will generate in an entire year. So is it possible for aviation […]European Green Deal: new law agreed to cut aviation emissions by promoting sustainable aviation fuels
April 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement on the ReFuelEU Aviation proposal, reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council. Once in place, the new rules will help decarbonise the aviation sector by requiring fuel suppliers to blend sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) with kerosene […]Aviation: Landmark EU–ASEAN agreement to connect 1.1 billion people
October 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)[1] signed a comprehensive air transport agreement that will open up more air transport opportunities and enhance direct connectivity between the two regions, while upgrading rules and standards for concerned flights. The agreement […]Fit for 55: Parliament pushes for greener aviation fuels
July 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Used cooking oil, synthetic fuel or even hydrogen should gradually become the norm as aviation fuel to help EU become climate neutral by 2050, said MEPs on Thursday. Parliament adopted its position on new draft EU rules to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels […]An Airbus powered by cooking oil: Is this the future of aviation?
April 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Formative Content An A380 Airbus recently flew for three hours with one engine powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), made from used cooking oil and other fats.Switching from petroleum-based kerosene to sustainable fuels […]Aviation: EU and Qatar sign landmark aviation agreement
October 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Union and the State of Qatar today signed a comprehensive air transport agreement, upgrading rules and standards for flights between Qatar and the EU. The agreement sets a new global benchmark by committing both sides to fair competition, and by including social […]3 steps towards making aviation and marine fuel cleaner
September 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Anjan Ray, Director, CSIR Indian Institute of Petroleum • On the current trajectory, sustainable fuels will only supply a small percentage of aviation and shipping needs. • Favourable government policies are needed to increase production and adoption of […]Creating zero-emission aviation with hydrogen and electric power
July 29, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Timothy Reuter, Head of Aerospace and Drones, World Economic Forum & David Hyde, Project Lead, Aerospace, Net Zero, World Economic Forum The path to zero emissions for the aviation sector by 2050 requires a combination of solutions where […]How India can become a leader in sustainable aviation fuel
June 11, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christoph Wolff, Head of Shaping the Future of Mobility, World Economic Forum, Lauren Uppink, Head of Aviation, Travel and Tourism, World Economic Forum & Sonum Gayatri Malhotra, Clean Skies India, Shaping the Future of Mobility, World Economic Forum […]What can Darwin teach the aviation industry about cybersecurity?
August 27, 2019 by 1 Comment
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Karime Kuri Tiscareno, Project Lead, IoT, Robotics and Smart Cities, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum & Georges de Moura, Head of Industry Solutions, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum & Andrew Hall, Client […]
New York to London in 90 minutes? These companies think it’s possible
June 5, 2019 by 1 Comment
(Ethan McArthur, Unsplash)This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: David Elliott, Chief Sub-Editor, Formative Content When Concorde landed for the final time in London, the crowds saw their dreams of flying faster than the speed of sound grounded along with the legendary plane. But now, […]Aviation Strategy for Europe: Commission signs landmark aviation agreements with China
May 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union and China have today signed an agreement on civil aviation safety and a horizontal aviation agreement to strengthen their aviation cooperation. The agreements follow up on the EU-China Summit of 9 April and will serve to boost the competitiveness of the […]Public opinion misled by the Commission on air transport safety
October 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Transport committee of the European Parliament (TRAN) blocked yesterday with 21 votes to 13 an EU Commission’s proposal to rearrange flight times for pilots and cabin crews. If the uninformed reader had only the chance to read just the Press release issued afterwards by the responsible, or rather irresponsible, Commissioner and Commission Vice President […]
