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Aviation firms for 'net zero' emissions ahead of target

Rolls-Royce, Airbus, and Shell investing in technology required for net zero

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Aviation consumes around 290 mt of fuel a year, and this is expected to grow as the sector resumes growth after the pandemic

Ajai Shukla New Delhi
Just days before the start of the 2021 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference –referred to as Conference of the Parties (COP26) – three major aviation firms, Rolls-Royce, Airbus, and Shell, have called for long-haul aviation to reduce emissions to 'net zero' ahead of the UN Race to Zero goals for aviation. 

Under the UN’s Race to Zero goals, the decarbonisation of aviation is to be achieved by a 10 per cent use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) by 2030, with the proportion reaching 100 per cent earlier than 2050. Rolls-Royce, Airbus, and Shell say they are investing in the technology