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Climate-neutral flying remains a distant goal

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02 September 2024

Climate-neutral flying remains a distant goal

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Report indicating that achieving climate-neutral aviation by 2050 is unlikely due to technological and regulatory challenges.

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Achieving climate-neutral aviation is projected to be unattainable by 2050. A combination of technologies, including electric propulsion, sustainable fuels, and improved aircraft design, is necessary but insufficient alone. The aviation sector faces long development and approval timelines for new technologies, compounded by the need for drastic measures like taxation to reduce demand. Despite ongoing research, scalable solutions are not expected soon, underscoring the complexity of making aviation environmentally sustainable. (The original piece available only in German)

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