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Weak Aircraft Innovation Undercutting Aviation’s Green Transition

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As the aviation industry continue to gather at the Paris Air Show, where manufacturers are showcasing their latest fossil-fuel-powered aircraft, new T&E analysis suggests that reliance on conventional technology is putting the sector’s decarbonisation targets at risk. If manufacturers stepped up, innovations in aircraft technology could save the equivalent of … [continued]

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Weak Aircraft Innovation Undercutting Aviation’s Green Transition

6 min read

As the aviation industry prepares for the Paris Air Show, where manufacturers will showcase their latest fossil-fuel-powered aircraft, new T&E analysis suggests that reliance on conventional technology is putting the sector’s decarbonisation targets at risk. If manufacturers stepped up, innovations in aircraft technology could save the equivalent of the annual … [continued]

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Ignoring Reality: Tony Blair Institute’s Dangerous Climate Mirage

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Recently I published a scathing assessment of the recent Tony Blair Institute whitepaper which claimed net zero was dead and that only direct air capture and nuclear could save us. As a result, Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid invited me to join them on Redefining Energy to tear into Blair, … [continued]

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SAF Takes Off & Ticket Prices Follow: The Real Cost Of Greener Air Travel

8 min read

A traveler books a long-haul flight from Frankfurt to Singapore and notices a line item labeled “Environmental Surcharge.” It’s not optional, and it’s not tiny. For most economy passengers, it adds somewhere between €6 and €20. In business class, it can go much higher. At first glance, this might seem … [continued]

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How COMAC Might Leverage Europe to Secure Aerospace Independence from the U.S.

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China’s equivalent to Boeing and Airbus, COMAC, faces a critical strategic inflection point, driven by intensifying geopolitical tensions and a trade war that the second Trump presidency intentionally added significant accelerant to. While China’s intent to compete with Boeing and Airbus through the C919 narrow body and the upcoming C929 … [continued]

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