December 10 @ 16:30 - 17:30
Free
I-SEE Sustainable Energy & the Environment Webinar
Aviation Decarbonisation: Issues, Challenges and Actions for Change
Andrew Chadwick, Ecosystem Director Air Mobility & Airports, Connected Places Catapult
Global CO2 emissions from aviation have quadrupled since the 1960s and aviation accounts for 2.5% of global emissions, not counting non-CO2 effects. If the sector does not act now to address this it is forecast that aviation will, by 2050, account for almost 40% of global emissions.
This presentation will present the case for why we need to decarbonise aviation now, how can this be achieved, the policies to support it, and what it means in practice.
It will also provide examples of current initiatives, plus provide an overview of the work that Connected Places Catapult are delivering on zero emission airports and fuel infrastructure to address these.
Andrew Chadwick is a Chartered Engineer and is the Ecosystem Director Air Mobility & Airports at the Connected Places Catapult. Andrew leads on Future Air Transport, Advanced Air Mobility, and Aviation Sustainability innovation initiatives. His work includes Solution Architect on a wide number of Future Flight Challenge air mobility and aviation sustainability projects, the UK Government Drone Pathfinder Catalyst Programme, plus Designer and Solution Architect of the Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure project studying the introduction and transition of hydrogen and electric aircraft and supporting infrastructure into airports and airfields.
Andrew is a Member of the Jet Zero Council Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure Subgroup, a Member of the UK Government Future of Flight Industry Group, Member of the Industry Advisory Boards for the Autonomous Vehicle Systems and Dynamics MSc and Applied AI MSc at Cranfield University, a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Working Group on the Safety and Ethics of Autonomous Systems, a member of the UK Government Drones Industry Action Group, and a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society Remotely Piloted Aircraft & Autonomous Systems Specialist Group Committee.