Aviation Vision 2050: The Potential for Climate Neutral Growth

Curbing the climate impacts of aviation might be easier than expected, if governments incorporate short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) mitigation strategies into existing climate action plans. A new ICCT report finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) controls alone won’t be enough to align aviation with the Paris agreement: updated aviation decarbonization strategies need to include controls on SLCPs like condensation trails (contrails), nitrogen oxides, and black carbon to complement existing greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation. Doing so could slash additional warming from aviation through 2050 by 90% and align the sector with the highest ambitions of the Paris Agreement.

Join us for a deep dive into the new report “Aviation Vision 2050: The Potential for Climate-Neutral Growth”, which presents an updated aviation decarbonization roadmap that integrates GHG and SLCP strategies. During the webinar, ICCT experts will unpack the modeling framework, mitigation scenarios, technology assumptions, key results, and their policy implications.