Outlook 2025: How the UK can be a world leader in decarbonising aviation
The aviation industry needs government action and policy support to realise the potential of hydrogen as part of SAF, and the UK has the potential to lead the way
Aviation is a highly energy-intensive sector, accounting for around 2% of the world’s CO₂ emissions and up to 4% of the EU’s. It is also the second-biggest source of emissions in the transport sector, after road transport, generating 13.9% of emissions, according to the European Commission. To give context to the intensive nature of its energy use, a person flying from Lisbon to New York and back generates roughly the same level of emissions as an average person in Europe does heating their home for a year. This is a stark reminder to all of us on a personal level of the responsibility we have as consumers. Government, industry and financiers are working hard to make adoption easier and chea
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