✈️ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
⚡ Karsten Capion of CONCITO, a green think tank based in Denmark, chatted to Finlay Asher of Safe Landing about their analysis related to aviation e-fuels.
👀 Watch the full interview here:
💡 Karsten’s analysis supports the conclusions that it’s a good thing for aviation to finance renewable energy for society-wide decarbonisation – including green hydrogen production for some industrial processes such as green steel and green fertiliser, and some carbon capture. However, it would not be efficient or economic to combine green hydrogen with captured carbon in order to make aviation e-fuels, rather than using those resources separately for other purposes.
📈 Their report can be viewed here: https://concito.dk/en/udgivelser/e-fuels-or-storage-how-to-make-the-most-of-clean-electricity-and-captured-co2
❓What do you think about the conclusions of this analysis? Are aviation e-fuel targets and supporting policies a good idea, or should we simply price aviation emissions and use this to finance clean energy for other purposes? Is there any nuance here, and how might this situation change with time? Let us know what you think in the comments below!