by Cecilia Keating (Business Green) British Airways CEO Sean Doyle argues a ‘global system of Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ can help drive down CO2 from flying … READ MORE
British Airways in advanced talks on low-cost Gatwick business, CEO says (Reuters)
Offsetting just part of climate change action: British Airways chief (Flight Global)
Excerpt from Reuters: During the global climate summit due to be held in Glasgow later this year, BA said it would buy the equivalent amount of lower-emissions sustainable aviation fuel for its London to Scotland flights.
BA passengers will also have a greater opportunity to offset their carbon footprint by directly paying for sustainable aviation fuel should they wish. READ MORE
Excerpt from Flight Global: “Our commitment has not wavered, even during the pandemic, with the incredible financial strain it has put us on. So far this year IAG became the first European airline group to commit to having 10% of all flights powered by sustainable aviation fuel by 2030; British Airways’ investment in LanzaTech will see SAF arrive on our flights by the end of next year.”
Doyle notes the move to give customers the chance to buy SAF for their flights as well offsetting their carbon emissions is “another opportunity to create awareness”.
He says: ”Offsets are an interim part of the solution. They are something we can access right now, they have a meaningfully positive impact, and they support projects in communities around the world which as well as offsetting carbon are very important for biodiversity.
”In the future we expect offsets to migrate into supporting funding and research into carbon capture technology, but we have more than offsets we are commiting to. New technology is important, sustainable aviation fuel is also realisable in the near-term, because we will be putting SAF on our planes at the end of next year. And we are innovating in new forms of propulsion with out partnerships.”
BA in March invested in hydrogen propulsion developer ZeroAvia, and the following month pledged to power 10% of its flights with SAF by the end of this decade. READ MORE