Is the aviation industry ready to reach net zero by 2050?

Airport Technology
Noah Bovenizer
24 July 2024

A new report from the ICCT has put a spotlight on the need to drastically increase the aviation industry's move to net zero air travel.

he International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has called for aircraft manufacturers to move to only producing net-zero emission planes by 2035 if the aviation industry is to reach its net-zero targets. 

Release of the report has put a spotlight on aviation’s sustainability claims and highlighted the uphill battle the industry faces if it is to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a goal approved by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). 

The high quantity of carbon emissions from the aviation industry has become one of the biggest sticking points in the world’s push to address the impact of climate change, with aircraft emissions from burning jet fuel highlighted as the primary source of carbon. 

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