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Is there any hope for a green aviation industry?

Is there any hope for a green aviation industry?

FromThe Land & Climate Podcast


Is there any hope for a green aviation industry?

FromThe Land & Climate Podcast

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After being "stonewalled" by his bosses over concerns about decarbonisation claims, Finlay Asher quit his job as a senior aviation engineer at Rolls Royce to found Safe Landing, an organisation that campaigns against growing the aviation sector. Alasdair spoke to him about this journey, the reasons technological and market-based solutions to aviation emissions are not going to get us to net-zero, and what the sector should be doing instead. Further reading: Check out Finlay's Youtube channelStay Grounded’s greenwashing fact sheet seriesT&E’s EU Aviation 2050 roadmapICCT’s ‘Aligning Aviation with the Paris Agreement'Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts and articles at www.landclimate.org
Released:
Sep 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (73)

The editorial team from The Land and Climate Review interview thinkers and policymakers in the world of economics, land-use and climate policy. Find more on our site at www.landclimate.org