Oliver Gill’s Post

The call for #SAF continues to grow louder, with several airports hearing the call to subsidise the higher costs of #renewablefuels. 👇 Check out the blog post to read about 3 examples from across the world: LAX in the US, Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden, and the Netherlands' Schiphol in Amsterdam. https://lnkd.in/eVmRnX3v Data and insights from this blog post and email come from Prima CarbonZero, our biofuel and sustainable feedstock pricing and analytics platform.   From price tracking on SAF prices, UCOs and green diesel to key decarbonization insights from the Carbon Mitigator report, this platform offers the data you need.   If you're interested, you can learn more about Prima CarbonZero on our platform page https://lnkd.in/eANY8P2k. #lowcarbon #decarbonization #primacarbonzero

Excellent article on the future of aviation vs train in Europe As one investor in airports acknowledges, “everyone does realise this industry is doomed unless there is a clear plan to achieve net zero

How are airports like LAX in the US, Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden, and the Netherlands' Schiphol tackling the cost barrier to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (#SAF) adoption? Learn more in our latest blog.

The call for #SAF continues to grow louder, but cost remains an enduring roadblock to widespread adoption. Technology and investment will likely lower these costs over time, but the reality is that we need to take action right now to start making headway. Fortunately, several airports have heard this call and are offering airlines several options to subsidize the higher cost of #renewablefuels. Check out our blog to read about 3 examples from across the world: LAX in the US, Stockholm Arlanda in Sweden, and the Netherlands' Schiphol in Amsterdam. https://lnkd.in/eVmRnX3v #lowcarbon #decarbonization

Unfortunately, have to mostly agree with the former boss of Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Ruud Sondag! 🤫😉 Perhaps a Transportation Internet of Everything (TIoT) approach should be adopted for all transportation companies, namely, via a holding company structure, airline companies could have stakes in railroad companies, bus or coach companies, shipping companies too (e.g. electric vessels/ferries), food catering companies, etc., rendering them less vulnerable to concentrated business risk (think, COVID19 lockdowns, etc.), physical and transition risks with their better diversified business models, etc. This diversified approach would also make this multi-transportation model more resilient and hence, a higher likelihood of being sustainable🤫😉!

I've had sustainability in transport on my mind recently. There's an FT article which asks: "Can Europe’s trains compete with low-cost airlines?" https://lnkd.in/gyCRGqyJ The answer to that appears to be no, at least for now. Rail is slower, more expensive and requires much more planning, investment and infrastructure to roll out new routes. In contrast, airlines like Ryanair can open up new routes within a matter of months. Research carried out by the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom reveals that "travel decisions are driven primarily by convenience and cost, not environmental concerns." https://lnkd.in/gVTYdfEX So given air travel will almost always be faster, governments either have to - tax aviation more heavily (difficult politically) - subsidise rail (expensive and slow) - or make aviation more sustainable - through low carbon technologies and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) (inevitably where I think we will end up) #sustainability #rail #decarbonisation #aviation

European airlines are outpacing their US counterparts in the shift towards sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). With stricter regulations and greater investment in greener alternatives, European carriers are setting a new standard for the industry. “There’s a real meaningful stick forcing [European airlines] to use it,” says Nikita Pavlenko, who leads the fuels team at the The International Council on Clean Transportation. “In the US, there’s still a bit of cognitive dissonance between the 2050 net-zero claims and the excitement about SAF, and what airlines are actually willing to pay for if they don’t have to.” What does this mean for the future of aviation and its environmental impact? #EnergyConnects #energynews #energyindustry #news #oott #energytransition #sustainableaviation

California and Airlines for America (A4A) have joined forces in a historic SAF initiative to deliver 200 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the state by 2035, meeting nearly 40% of California’s intrastate travel demand. Launched with the support of Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, @CARB’s Liane Randolph, and Airlines for America’s Kevin Welsh, this partnership includes airlines like Delta Air Lines (Amelia DeLuca), Alaska Airlines (Diana Birkett Rakow), and United Airlines. Together, they’re setting a blueprint for collaboration between government and industry to reach net-zero emissions in aviation. #SustainableAviationFuel #California #AviationSustainability #AirlinesforAmerica #DeltaAirLines #AlaskaAirlines #UnitedAirlines #ClimateAction #NetZero

Great to see a CEO speak out and acknowledge that we need to hit the emergency brakes on aviation growth. The brilliant minds who are racing to find decarbonisation solutions need time, and we need to give them that by at least stopping the industry’s rampant expansion. It’s time to hit the pause button.

"The (#aviation) industry says the rising cost of the EU’s emissions regime will drive ticket prices higher and deter some people from flying. Pricing travellers out contributes around 15 per cent of the net carbon emissions reduction within the industry’s #netzero road map." I thought this was a really interesting deep dive into the aviation vs #rail "battle". (Though the chart I've posted in the comments comparing the two begs the question as to whether they are even competing in the same league). It also serves as a good general primer on the aviation industry more generally, and the structural advantages it has over other modes, handily summarized by Transport & Environment (T&E) here: "Currently, #airlines pay no duty on their fuel while tickets are exempt from VAT and airports and aircraft makers often receive state subsidy." It seems clear that the cost of flying must (and will) rise, however I'm uncomfortable with price being the only way of managing demand - that doesn't exactly scream #justtransition to me. I really hope some of the more innovative ideas in this space, like the #frequentflyerlevy, get some genuine traction in the coming decade. And I think more industry leaders could follow the example of Ruud Sondag, ex of Schipol, in starting a more honest conversation around the role demand management might play in delivering better environmental outcomes (including reducing the pernicious impact of #noisepollution on those communities living around #airports).