Airlines and Airports

Decarbonizing Aviation

June 16, 2022

Decarbonizing Aviation
This paper provides data and context on the challenges, evaluates some of the proposed innovations and suggests ways to overcome potential blockers. In the introduction, we explain why the challenge of decarbonizing aviation is important and unsolved, what makes a good technology and then highlight 65 companies leading the charge in these areas.

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