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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 12h

Contrails - the thin white cloud that planes leave behind them under certain weather conditions - have a net warming effect on the planet.

Dr. Paul Hodgson talks about the excuses the industry uses to avoid counting this additional warming effect.
www.blue-lines.org/arline-excuses

General 1 - Blue Lines - Contrail management can help cool the planet

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 1d

Examining the tax burdens of other transportation industries provides perspective on this issue.

Driving from London to Edinburgh incurs almost quadruple the tax compared to flying. 3/3

Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 1d

What we know for sure is that aviation has been artificially cheap for too long.

Jet fuel isn’t taxed, effectively subsidising the most polluting forms of transportation 🤯 2/3
www.aef.org.uk/2024/10/29/i...

It’s time to tax aviation more - Aviation Environment Federation

Historically, the aviation industry has benefitted from many tax breaks. Even now, no fuel duty is paid on jet fuel, and no VAT is applied. This irregularity becomes harder to …

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 1d

Willie Walsh from IATA claims that fuel suppliers are charging too much for sustainable aviation fuel - what’s really going on? 🫨 1/3
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 1d

What happens if they run out?

The airline industry warns that the current shortage of eligible carbon credits threatens its ability to comply with the international CORSIA offset scheme, with only one country, Guyana, currently selling approved offsets.
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Airline Carbon Credits Are Running Out - It’s a $17 Billion Problem

Uncover the challenges facing the airline industry due to a shortage of carbon credits and rising costs for emission offsets.

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 2d

AEF is looking forward to discussing Heathrow expansion with the London Assembly this week.

Session starts at 2pm on Thursday 16th October.
www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...

Coming up next week at the London Assembly W/C 13 October

A list of public meetings and events coming up next week at the London Assembly.

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 12d

They key to success of the bill is getting the strike price right - too low and it won't stimulate the UK industry, too high and oil companies will start complaining @transenvuk.bsky.social

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 12d

AEF spoke at the Scottish Parliament Net Zero, Energy & Transport committee this week - the committee was examining the new revenue certainty mechanism for SAF producers
bills.parliament.uk/bills/3972/p...

Electricity infrastructure

The Scottish Parliament's Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee conducted an inquiry into “Scotland’s electricity infrastructure: inhibitor or enabler of our energy ambitions?”, a short “snapshot” ...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 22d

Expanding Gatwick will be a disaster for communities. @theCCCuk advised that UK passenger numbers should not increase more than 2% by 2035. This expansion will contribute to a 14% rise in UK passenger numbers. Read AEF’s full statement below.
www.aef.org.uk/2025/09/22/g...

Gatwick expansion green light: a disaster for communities - Aviation Environment Federation

On 21 September 2025, Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP, Secretary of State for Transport, approved expansion at Gatwick Airport. AEF says that the decision puts the Government’s legally binding climate …

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 23d

The CCC, the Government’s own climate advisors, are required by law to assess whether the target will be met and it has repeatedly cautioned against airport expansion. 5/5

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Ministers yet to seek climate advice on Heathrow expansion

The government faces calls to give the Climate Change Committee a bigger role in advising on airport expansion.

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 23d

This is now alongside the announcement that Luton Airport expansion has also been green lit. From our airport expansion tracker, you can see the dangerous situation the Government is walking us into. Expansion is just not compatible with our climate goals. 4/5
www.aef.org.uk/uk-airport-e...

UK airport expansions - Aviation Environment Federation

Summary of changes to UK airport capacity since 2018 (assumed capacity baseline is 409mppa) Changes since 2018:Bristol +2mppa (approved 2022)Stansted +7.5mppa (approved 2021)London City +2.5mppa (appr...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 23d

Business flights are on a consistent decline, and particularly with Gatwick - dubbed the “bucket and spade” airport - the tourism deficit will take billions more out of the country than it brings in. 3/5

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 23d

As Alex Chapman laid out in his report for AEF last year, airport expansion does not lead to economic growth. 2/5
www.aef.org.uk/2023/07/17/w...

Why increasing levels of air travel won’t lead to growth in UK productivity or GDP - Aviation Environment Federation

Aviation reports by the industry and Government almost always begin with a statement about the supposed economic benefits of air travel. But up-to-date, independent evidence to substantiate these clai...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 23d

The decision to grant Gatwick’s expansion goes against the government’s own planning inspectors. It fails on climate, and will create extra air + noise pollution for thousands of people surrounding the airport. 1/5

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Gatwick airport second runway approved by transport secretary

There has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.

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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 23d

So, what exactly will the climate impact be from 100,000 additional flights from Gatwick airport? How many million tonnes of CO2 (and non-CO2 impacts)?

Government clearly see this as unimportant. Apparently the media does too - this figure is absent from all coverage.

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Gatwick airport second runway approved by transport secretary

There has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 26d

Vanita Suneja grapples with the fallibility of memory and nostalgia, coming to the conclusion that while we can ‘romanticise’ the past, we must also campaign for the “convenience built into low-energy choices”. 2/2

Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 26d

How fast do we forget? And how does this affect our ability to track the rapid changes in our own environments? A thought provoking read from Down to Earth, India 👀👇 1/2
www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

Of loss & forgetting: The need to hold on to what we know about rains & trains in a changing climate

Changes in seasonal characteristics are not immediately registered in people’s minds. Often, it takes years. My mother recently talked about how much it rained

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 26d

New Department for Transport minister, Kier Mather, sets out the latest developments in airspace modernisation 👇 👀
www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2025...

CAA Annual Progress Report

Department for Transport written statement – made at 15 September 2025

www.theyworkforyou.com

Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 27d

Emissions from aviation are frequently underestimated by excluding the warming impacts of non-CO2.

As academics from the @uniofsurrey.bsky.social and the Therme Group have demonstrated, we can and must take non-CO2 into account.
www.greenairnews.com?p=7995

Aviation needs better measurement to deliver meaningful decarbonisation

SPONSORED ARTICLE As aviation’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions continues to rise, questions are mounting over whether current tools for calculating flight emissions are fit-for...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 27d

The FT looks at the challenges facing ICAO’s offsetting scheme CORSIA.

“Politically, it [Corsia] runs the risk of unravelling,” said Tim Johnson, AEF.

More importantly, “it’s not getting the carbon price up — it’s in crisis for that reason alone.”
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Airlines fear carbon tax as flagship climate scheme develops holes

Brussels to review Corsia system and consider extending levy to long-haul flights

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 28d

Night flights = climate bombs & noise machines ✈️💣

💥 On 13 Sept, people across 12 countries stood up for our right to sleep. From Austria to South Korea, neighbours & climate justice groups took action to #BanNightFlights.

📣 Add your voice 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/ban-ni... 1/4

Action by Plataforma contra l’Ampliació de l’Aeroport de Palma in the Balearic Islands.

Action by Bond Beter Leefmilieu in Brussels.

Action by ADVOCNAR and Rester sur Terre in Paris.

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Mallard1 @alflac.bsky.social · Sep 15

We think airports are big enough. Stop airport expansion. Please share and sign petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK

More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 29d

At ICAO’s environment meeting in February, the NGOs called for work to explore aromatic limits in jet fuel standards. 2/2

Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 29d

A new, low-aromatic jet fuel is being trialed in Denmark. Why is this significant?

Aromatics in jet fuel contribute to the formation of contrails at altitude, which have a net warming impact on our climate, and to air pollution around airports. 1/2
www.greenairnews.com?p=7990

New Danish measures emerge to reduce aviation’s air and ground emissions

Two fresh initiatives have emerged in Denmark to help reduce emissions produced by aircraft, both in flight and on the ground. The nation’s biggest oil refinery, Kalundborg, has announced it is supply...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 29d

An American abroad is converted to the benefits of trains 🚅 😎

He notes that American politicians claim that America is too big for high-speed rail, but he doesn't buy their argument that it is too expensive and too complicated.
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/h...

American living abroad debunks biggest myths about high-speed trains: 'It's possible'

One American living in China used TikTok to highlight the difference in high-speed rail infrastructure between the two countries.

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