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September 2026
Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
Bristol becomes first British city to ban advertisements for fast fashion
June 2026
Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely
Iata boss Willie Walsh blames fuel suppliers, governments and aircraft makers, saying new ‘realistic timeline’ now needed
May 2026
Airline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise
Promises to cut emissions and use more fuel-efficient planes fail to stop rise, with Ryanair’s carbon footprint 50% up on 2019
April 2026
Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report
Will Qantas and Virgin continue raising fares and cutting routes? This graph may give the answer
February 2026
Heathrow isn’t crowded, it’s travellers walking on the wrong side, boss says
Airlines should tell UK customers the carbon impact of flights, watchdog says
January 2026
Revealed: how aviation emissions could be halved without cutting journeys
The 89% project
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
December 2025
Sustainable aviation fuel take-up in UK unlikely to hit 2025 target, data suggests
Provisional figures in government mandate’s first year show 20% shortfall in levels of SAF supplied for UK flights
October 2025
Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn
‘This is real progress’: airlines on sustainable aviation fuels and the chances of net zero flying
September 2025
What swayed the decision for second Gatwick runway and what does it mean for Heathrow?
Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry
July 2025
Tax on AI and crypto could fund climate action, says former Paris accords envoy
Laurence Tubiana urges governments to consider levies on energy-hungry technology
Climate anxiety meant I could no longer work as a pilot. But I love flying – and I know we can transform aviation
George Hibberd
There’s no shortage of ideas for how to make flying greener. But it has to start within the industry – and with workers, says campaigner George Hibberd
Guilt Trip: pilots torn between flight and the fight for the planet - documentary
Pilots-turned-environmentalists grapple with the reality of their dream jobs, torn between childhood ambitions and the impact of their industry on the world beneath them
June 2025
Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds
Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries
