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- UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into jet fuel Fri, 12 Apr 24, 2:29amLow-cost airline Wizz Air puts in 525,000-tonne order for product of Firefly’s proposed refinery in Essex
- The world is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels – except for in three key sectors Fri, 9 Feb 24, 11:00pmDramatic changes in energy industry and EVs reducing fossil fuel use, but shipping, aviation and industry a long way from net zero
- UK government unlikely to support climate levy on airline tickets, says minister Tue, 12 Dec 23, 11:00pmCharges would add to fund for at-risk nations but Andrew Mitchell believes colleagues would not back them
- Virgin Atlantic and BA face formal complaints over sustainability claims Thu, 30 Nov 23, 11:00pmExclusive: Airlines accused of making misleading claims in same week as first transatlantic commercial biofuel flight
- Airlines face formal complaints over contested sustainability claims Thu, 30 Nov 23, 11:00pmVirgin Atlantic and British Airways are accused of misleading customers about claims on carbon emissions from ‘sustainable’ jet fuel
- Queensland airline Skytrans unveils plans for Australia’s first hydrogen-fuelled plane Thu, 30 Jun 22, 5:22pmHydrogen is a ‘truly sustainable solution’ for aviation which has so far been hard to decarbonise, says aircraft maker Stralis
- Low-carbon aviation fuels are on the horizon. But for now, activists say we need to stay grounded Fri, 12 Nov 21, 12:00amFuel made from waste and synthetic ‘e-fuels’ could reduce emissions significantly but scaling up quickly will be an immense challenge
- ‘They said we were eccentrics’: the UK team developing clean aviation fuel Sat, 14 Aug 21, 4:00pmIn the search for sustainable flying, Cranfield University might have found the answer in hydrogen
- John Kerry: world leaders must step up to avoid worst impacts of climate crisis Wed, 21 Jul 21, 12:00amUS envoy uses landmark speech in London to make impassioned plea for unified global effort
- Rising oil price may speed shift to electric vehicles, says energy watchdog Tue, 13 Jul 21, 10:21pmIEA analysis offers hope for climate action but says inflated oil price may slow global economic recovery from Covid-19
- Boeing’s Hypersonic Mach 6 WaveRider Jet Lost Over the Pacific During Flight Test Thu, 16 Aug 12, 5:20amThe US is currently conducting test flights of a new X-51A WaveRider jet that is capable of hitting a top speed of Mach 6 (4,300mph / 6,900km/h) – which would allow it to travel from London to New York in just an hour!...
- New Report Shows Global CO2 Emissions Have Risen by 3% Over the Past Year Tue, 24 Jul 12, 7:31amPower plant photo from Shutterstock Last week the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the EC Joint Research Centre, reported that the carbon footprint of the individual Chinese citizen has matched that of the...
- Average Chinese Citizen’s Carbon Footprint is Now Equal to the Average European’s Sat, 21 Jul 12, 3:20amChina’s industrial growth has really taken off in the last decade – and new research shows that the per capita emissions of the world’s most populated country are now almost on a par with the European average...