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Airbus, Airlines To Explore
Direct Air Carbon Capture and
Storage Technology
Airbus and a number of major airlines
- Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet,
International Airlines Group, LATAM
Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and
Virgin Atlantic - have signed letters
of intent to explore opportunities for
a future supply of carbon removal
credits from direct air carbon capture
technology.
Direct Air Carbon Capture and
Storage (DACCS) is a high-potential
technology that involves filtering and
removing CO2 emissions directly from
the air using high-powered fans. Once
removed from the air, the CO2 is safely
and permanently stored in geologic
reservoirs.
As the aviation industry cannot
capture CO2 emissions released into
the atmosphere at source, a direct
air carbon capture and storage solution
would allow the sector to extract
the equivalent amount of emissions
from its operations directly from
atmospheric air.
Carbon removals via direct air capture
technology complement other
solutions that deliver CO2 reductions,
such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),
by addressing remaining emissions that
cannot be directly eliminated.
As part of the agreements, the airlines
have committed to engage in
negotiations on the possible pre-purchase
of verified and durable carbon
removal credits starting in 2025
through to 2028. The carbon removal
credits will be issued by Airbus' partner
1PointFive - a subsidiary of Occidental's
Low Carbon Ventures business and the
global deployment partner of direct air
capture company Carbon Engineering.
Airbus' partnership with 1PointFive
includes the pre-purchase of 400,000
tonnes of carbon removal credits to be
delivered over four years.
" We are already seeing strong interest
from airlines to explore affordable
and scalable carbon removals, " said
Julie Kitcher, executive vice president
of communications and corporate
affairs, Airbus. " These first letters of
intent mark a concrete step towards
the use of this promising technology
for both Airbus' own decarbonization
plan and the aviation sector's ambition
to achieve net-zero carbon emissions
by 2050. "
Sept. 13-15
GSE Expo Europe
Paris, France
Oct. 18-20
2022 NBAA Business Aviation
Convention & Exhibition
Orlando, FL
Nov. 29-Dec. 1
Annual GHI Conference
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
WFS Launches 'Our
Sustainable Flight Path' to
Steer Responsible Growth
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has
launched " Our Sustainable Flight Path "
to steer the next level of its Environmental,
Social & Governance (ESG) strategy
and support the responsible growth
of its global airport and aviation services
operations.
WFS' environmental journey so far
also incorporates collecting annual data
on energy, waste and water consumption,
seeking " greener " energy suppliers,
reusing equipment, extending the lifecycles
of equipment, and carbon footprint
tracking. Solar panels have been fitted at
some WFS locations and trials of further
electronic ground support equipment
and hydrogen-powered vehicles are ongoing.
WFS is also participating in " green "
projects at some of the airports where
it operates.
" Our Sustainability Flight Path " contains
key actions, targets and milestones
to be achieved by the business from now
to 2030, including achieving 75 percent
electric ground support equipment, full
adoption of biodegradable plastics, and
signing the UN Global Compact.
8 || Ground Support Worldwide || August 2022
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