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The Aviation Industry and the Stall in Aircraft Innovation

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Lack of innovation is putting aviation’s decarbonisation targets at risk, new modelling suggests. Summary: The state of play in aircraft innovation Decarbonising aviation requires a sector-wide approach — from measures to address the industry’s continuing growth, to ensuring that truly sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are prioritised. Aircraft technology also has a key … [continued]

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Reclaiming Coal Country: 300 GW Solar Goldmine From Coal Mine Conversions

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In a landmark report released this month, Global Energy Monitor reveals that converting recently closed and soon-to-be-retired coal mines into solar farms could boost global solar capacity by nearly 300 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 — a 15% increase over today’s total installed solar base. The report, titled “Bright Side of … [continued]

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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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Geological CO₂ Storage: Massive Scale, Hidden Risks, Eternal Monitoring

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The notion of geological sequestration of carbon dioxide as a climate mitigation strategy has gained prominence, largely on the back of a scenarios that aren’t aggressively electrifying and extensive fossil fuel industry lobbying. However, experiences from the oil industry’s existing use of carbon dioxide in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) cast … [continued]

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