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Get Ready For Longer Flights: Scientists Call For Slower Planes To Cut Emissions
The research emphasizes the urgent need for action to achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, outlining specific goals for the industry.
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Futuristic Aircraft With 'Blended Wing' Design Set To Be Launched In 2030
The new aircraft looks very similar to the design of the B-2 bomber, but the blended wing has more volume in the middle section.
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Generative AI, Flexible Batteries, Metaverse for Mental Health, More on WEF’s List of Emerging Technologies of 2023
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Frontiers, has released a report on the top 10 emerging technologies of 2023. Wearable plant sensors, metaverse for mental health, spatial omics, flexible neural electronics, sustainable computing and AI-facilitated healthcare are among the technologies poised to have the most positive impact on ...
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France Bans Domestic Flights On Short Routes That Can Be Covered By Train. Here's Why
The country is also cracking down on the use of private jets for short journeys in a bid to make transport greener and fairer for the population.
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Government Asks Telcos to Take Measures While Setting Up 5G Towers Near Airports
Telecom Service Providers (TSP) have been advised to take various measures while placing 5G towers near airports. Recommendations include establishing safety and buffer zones in the vicinity of airports, restricting power levels of C-Band 5G transmissions around the airports, and ensuring the tilt of 5G base stations to an extent such that the 5G e...
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Centre Looking At Mandating Blending Jet Fuel With Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Official
The government is working on mandating blending of jet fuel with sustainable aviation fuel as the country works on ways to reduce emissions, Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal said today.
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‘Dark Data’ Is Killing the Planet: We Need Digital Decarbonisation
Dark data, or data that is collected, processed and stored for single-use purposes, accounts for over half of all digital data generated by companies. Unused images, files, documents, and other data requires energy to be stored. Data centres, responsible for 2.5 percent of all human-induced carbon dioxide emissions, have a greater carbon footprint ...
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Microsoft Invests $50 Million in LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet Fuel Biorefinery
Microsoft is investing $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crore)) in a LanzaJet facility in Georgia that will produce jet fuel from ethanol next year, LanzaJet said.
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Some Airlines Risk Failure If They Don't Cut Emissions Faster: Report
Some airlines risk failure if they do not cut carbon emissions quicker in the next three to five years due to a mismatch between short-term corporate travel targets and the airline industry's 2050 net zero target, an industry report said.
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US Business Aviation Industry Commits To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and other industry groups on Tuesday committed to "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050, as the sector's flagship private jet show kicked off in Las Vegas.
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World Airlines Commit To Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050
The world's airlines made a joint pledge Monday to reach "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050, as the aviation industry ramps up efforts to curb its contribution to global warming.
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UK Publishes Plans To Decarbonise Transport By Mid-Century
Britain unveiled plans Wednesday to decarbonise its transport systems, phasing out the sale of all polluting road vehicles by 2040 and committing the aviation sector to a 2050 net zero emissions target.
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Jet Fuel From CO2? Breakthrough Could Make Air Travel Carbon Neutral
The team of researchers have discovered a way to use low-cost iron catalysts to convert CO2 in the atmosphere into synthetic fuel for airplanes. The conversion reaction also produces other by-products which are important raw materials for the petrochemical industry and are presently also only obtained from fossil crude oil.
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Carbon Emissions Per Passenger Cut By Over Half Since 1990: Airlines Body
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published information confirming that carbon emissions per passenger have declined by more than 50 per cent since 1990.
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To Curb Emissions, Semi-Robotic Vehicles Will Soon Tow Planes At Airports
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Aviation watchdog DGCA has allowed the use of taxibots, semi-robotic vehicles to tow aircrafts whose engines will be shut, from the parking bay to the runway holding pointing to curb pollution at airports and save fuel.
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Get Ready For Longer Flights: Scientists Call For Slower Planes To Cut Emissions
The research emphasizes the urgent need for action to achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, outlining specific goals for the industry.
-
Futuristic Aircraft With 'Blended Wing' Design Set To Be Launched In 2030
The new aircraft looks very similar to the design of the B-2 bomber, but the blended wing has more volume in the middle section.
-
Generative AI, Flexible Batteries, Metaverse for Mental Health, More on WEF’s List of Emerging Technologies of 2023
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Frontiers, has released a report on the top 10 emerging technologies of 2023. Wearable plant sensors, metaverse for mental health, spatial omics, flexible neural electronics, sustainable computing and AI-facilitated healthcare are among the technologies poised to have the most positive impact on ...
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France Bans Domestic Flights On Short Routes That Can Be Covered By Train. Here's Why
The country is also cracking down on the use of private jets for short journeys in a bid to make transport greener and fairer for the population.
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Government Asks Telcos to Take Measures While Setting Up 5G Towers Near Airports
Telecom Service Providers (TSP) have been advised to take various measures while placing 5G towers near airports. Recommendations include establishing safety and buffer zones in the vicinity of airports, restricting power levels of C-Band 5G transmissions around the airports, and ensuring the tilt of 5G base stations to an extent such that the 5G e...
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Centre Looking At Mandating Blending Jet Fuel With Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Official
The government is working on mandating blending of jet fuel with sustainable aviation fuel as the country works on ways to reduce emissions, Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal said today.
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‘Dark Data’ Is Killing the Planet: We Need Digital Decarbonisation
Dark data, or data that is collected, processed and stored for single-use purposes, accounts for over half of all digital data generated by companies. Unused images, files, documents, and other data requires energy to be stored. Data centres, responsible for 2.5 percent of all human-induced carbon dioxide emissions, have a greater carbon footprint ...
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Microsoft Invests $50 Million in LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet Fuel Biorefinery
Microsoft is investing $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crore)) in a LanzaJet facility in Georgia that will produce jet fuel from ethanol next year, LanzaJet said.
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Some Airlines Risk Failure If They Don't Cut Emissions Faster: Report
Some airlines risk failure if they do not cut carbon emissions quicker in the next three to five years due to a mismatch between short-term corporate travel targets and the airline industry's 2050 net zero target, an industry report said.
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US Business Aviation Industry Commits To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and other industry groups on Tuesday committed to "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050, as the sector's flagship private jet show kicked off in Las Vegas.
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World Airlines Commit To Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050
The world's airlines made a joint pledge Monday to reach "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050, as the aviation industry ramps up efforts to curb its contribution to global warming.
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UK Publishes Plans To Decarbonise Transport By Mid-Century
Britain unveiled plans Wednesday to decarbonise its transport systems, phasing out the sale of all polluting road vehicles by 2040 and committing the aviation sector to a 2050 net zero emissions target.
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Jet Fuel From CO2? Breakthrough Could Make Air Travel Carbon Neutral
The team of researchers have discovered a way to use low-cost iron catalysts to convert CO2 in the atmosphere into synthetic fuel for airplanes. The conversion reaction also produces other by-products which are important raw materials for the petrochemical industry and are presently also only obtained from fossil crude oil.
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Carbon Emissions Per Passenger Cut By Over Half Since 1990: Airlines Body
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published information confirming that carbon emissions per passenger have declined by more than 50 per cent since 1990.
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To Curb Emissions, Semi-Robotic Vehicles Will Soon Tow Planes At Airports
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Aviation watchdog DGCA has allowed the use of taxibots, semi-robotic vehicles to tow aircrafts whose engines will be shut, from the parking bay to the runway holding pointing to curb pollution at airports and save fuel.
