CleanTechnica•about 1 month ago
Avoiding Contrails on Night & Winter Flights Is Aviation’s Fastest Climate Win — New T&E Study
Key Takeaway
This study highlights concentrated climate impacts from specific aviation activities, reinforcing the broader, cross-sectoral urgency for decarbonization and clean energy solutions.
AI Summary
- •A new study identifies aviation contrails, particularly from night and winter flights (10% of traffic), as a highly concentrated source, contributing 25% of European aviation's contrail-related global warming.
- •This research underscores the escalating pressure for comprehensive decarbonization across all industrial sectors, including aviation, which will likely drive more stringent climate-related policies and regulations.
- •For developers and large power consumers, this signals an accelerating market demand for clean energy solutions, renewable PPAs, and emissions reduction strategies as global climate targets tighten and cross-sectoral climate impacts are better understood.
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Article Content
A new analysis by T&E shows that 25% of European aviation’s contrail-related global warming comes from night flights in autumn and winter, which make up just 10% of European air traffic. Contrail warming is highly seasonal and concentrated in time: in 2019, 75% of European contrail warming occurred between January to ... [continued] The post Avoiding Contrails on Night & Winter Flights Is Aviation’s Fastest Climate Win — New T&E Study appeared first on CleanTechnica .