Decarbonization in civil aviation: Transition strategies still don’t go far enough
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Oct-2026 03:16 ET (22-Oct-2026 07:16 GMT/UTC)
Scientists from INRAE, ENAC, ISAE-SUPAERO and ADEME teamed up for a joint study to examine the major transition plans for global civil aviation through 2050. Despite efforts made to date, the research team found that strategies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions do not go far enough. To move towards sustainability, their results show that in addition to maintaining current measures, there is a need to more broadly reconsider supply- and demand-side policies. Their findings were published in Nature Communications.
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