2023-06-16 20:35:19
The aviation industry wants European governments to invest more tax money in limiting CO2 emissions from aircraft. Speakers on a panel ahead of next week’s Paris Air Show warned Friday that Europe might be falling behind the United States.
In the US, government subsidies are very important for financing the development of alternatives to fossil fuels.
“Policy is absolutely crucial to creating momentum,” said Jonathan Wood, a director at Neste, which makes biofuels from used cooking oil and animal fats. “We have to deal with this. We don’t have time to look for the perfect solution.”
Remona van der Zon, who is responsible for sustainable strategy at airline KLM, also emphasized that there is a lot at stake. According to her, “it is crucial to have these incentives available today and tomorrow”.
The lobby seemed to have some results immediately on Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron said France will help fund a plant to produce sustainable jet fuel.
The arrival of the factory will cost approximately 1 billion euros. But this amount is dwarfed by the more than EUR 1,300 billion estimated to be needed to enable the global push for clean fuel.
The meeting also criticized the Dutch plans to limit the number of flights at Schiphol, a noise that has recently been heard more often in the industry. On stage, Tim Clark, CEO of the Emirates company from Dubai, was angry regarding this. He was also upset regarding a French ban on certain flights to promote train travel more. He predicted that if these kinds of measures are all implemented, prices in aviation will “soar”.
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