The Aviation Environment Federation
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The Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) campaigns on aviation’s impacts for people and the environment, including #climatechange, #noise and #airpollution
London, UK
Joined November 2011
The parliamentary Transport Select Committee has started its evidence session on airports and economic growth. Witnesses include NEF's Alex Chapman and the Aviation Minister Mike Kane MP. Watch live now:
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But research by Ben Purvis at University of Sheffield shows there isn’t enough SAF to make a dent in UK emissions - only a 7% emissions saving is plausible, and when this is corrected for growth and airport expansion, even this is likely to vanish. 2/2
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RT @CarbonBrief: New runways at London airports would result in cumulative emissions of around 92m tonnes of extra CO2e by 2050, if the num…
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For aviation, they recommend that countries should start taxing fuel on domestic flights and engage with ICAO to create an international emissions levy that is more stringent than CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation). 2/2
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*correction: first tweet should read €510 billion
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RT @_wearepossible: A bigger Heathrow won't grow our economy - it'll just grow our problems. The devastating wildfires in the US are a cle…
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They cite failure to break up monopoly, an aging infrastructure, incentivised overspend, and a decline in customer experience as priorities for regulators. 2/2
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Airbus pushes back hydrogen aircraft delivery, telling workers the delay is likely to be 10 years later than expected.
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RT @ClimateCentreUK: It's stretching anyone's credibility to imagine adding 250,000 more flights per year to Heathrow isn't going to have a…
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RT @johnmcdonnellMP: UK high up in league of adenocarcinoma caused by air pollution.Quote from expert: “Yet still the government fails to t…
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Is this Dutch cycling team leading the way to a more sustainable sport? The team travelled by train from Amsterdam to Girona, and were keen to champion the benefits: better for the environment, a team building opportunity and less stressful 🤗🌤️
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Interesting proposal from James Murray, Editor at @BusinessGreen, who argues that the Heathrow third runway should only go ahead if it is used by electric aircraft.
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RT @CAGNE_GATWICK: Key issue with airport expansion Decline in air quality #GatwickAirport Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus…
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An interesting development in international aviation policy: German + French aviation associations are calling for a levy on non-EU airlines to level the playing field with EU airlines that have to meet the extra cost of complying with the SAF mandate.
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