Christopher Surgenor

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Industry welcomes milestone agreement as ICAO adopts 2050 net zero emissions goal for air transport

8 October 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Following a decade of negotiations, ICAO’s member states have adopted at the conclusion of their 41st Assembly a collective long-term...

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Cautious optimism at ICAO for an agreement by countries on a long-term aviation net zero goal

15 August 2022 Christopher Surgenor

A recent hybrid meeting of high-level representatives at ICAO has led to cautious optimism that the UN agency’s member states...

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UK government unveils net zero by 2050 aviation strategy that promises passengers “guilt-free” flying

10 August 2022 Christopher Surgenor

The UK government has published its Jet Zero strategy to achieve a target of net zero aviation emissions by 2050....

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Mercedes F1 motor racing team in multi-million-dollar SAF investment to reduce its aviation carbon footprint

21 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS FI motor racing team is the latest corporate to announce a commitment to investing in sustainable aviation...

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$1.2 billion UK waste-to-SAF Lighthouse operations expected to start in 2027 as project enters new phase

14 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

A planned Saudi Arabian-backed sustainable aviation fuels plant in north-east England could be one of the first to start producing...

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Airlines and NGOs welcome European Parliament SAF vote to exclude food and feed crop-based biofuels

12 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

A plenary session of the European Parliament has voted to adopt a report aimed at increasing the uptake of sustainable...

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EU flagship transport event showcases SAF use and optimised flight routings by airlines

7 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

To coincide with the European Commission’s ‘Connecting Europe by Air: the Green Transformation’, event held in Lyon, France, ten flights...

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First-ever flight of a commercial regional aircraft to use 100% SAF in both engines takes place in Sweden

27 June 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Aircraft manufacturer ATR, Swedish domestic carrier Braathens Regional Airlines and sustainable aviation fuel supplier Neste have teamed to carry out...

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Shell, Accenture and Amex GBT launch SAF book-and-claim platform for business travel

22 June 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Shell, Accenture and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) have joined forces to launch Avelia, a blockchain-powered digital sustainable...

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Mitigating 1.8 gigatons of CO2 by 2050 will require trillions of dollars of investment, says IATA chief

20 June 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Speaking at its AGM in Doha, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said industry projections showed 1.8 gigatons of carbon –...