Supported by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) 17539924
Abstract
Air transportation provides vital links for business and leisure passengers and enables transportation of perishable goods, goods of high value, and time-critical deliveries. At the same time, global civil air transportation is estimated to contribute about 2% to anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Non-CO2 effects result in aviation’s impact on anthropogenic warming to be at around 5%. In addition, aviation emissions contribute to global-scale air pollution leading to impaired human health. This talk will discuss strategies for mitigating the environmental footprint of commercial air transportation. Potential paths include large-scale adoption of low-carbon fuels, new aircraft and engine technologies, and new ways for operating aircraft. The different strategies will be analyzed from a system-level perspective and potential needs for policy and regulation will be identified. Furthermore, the potential impact of market forces on the pathways will be discussed and assessed relative to the significance of policies and regulations.
About Florian Allroggen
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