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Carbon offsets have failed. What's next for aviation?
With CORSIA facing a supply and credibility crisis, a new wave of Direct Air Capture innovators offers a more scientifically sound path forward.
 • Dirk Singer
New study: Aviation not "hard to abate," could cut 90% of additional warming by 2050
ICCT report reveals contrail avoidance is the single most powerful lever, offering immediate climate benefits at a minimal cost of under €4 per…
 • Dirk Singer
What INERATEC's Frankfurt e-fuel plant signals for climate tech in Europe
More than a milestone, ERA ONE is a model for how to scale clean energy solutions in a fragmented policy landscape.
 • Dirk Singer
Can Prometheus deliver fuel from air at fossil fuel prices?
Backed by Maersk and BMW but doubted by scientists, Prometheus Fuels is betting everything on a technology with many sceptics. Who’s right?
 • Dirk Singer
Why delaying SAF adoption could cost European airlines €500/tonne by 2035
New report reveals ETS carbon taxes—not just SAF penalties—will drive the biggest cost surge.
 • Dirk Singer
Why the Global South could produce aviation’s cheapest sustainable fuels
Lower feedstock costs, cheaper renewable energy, and book-and-claim could unlock production in Africa and Asia if developers can navigate captive power…
 • Dirk Singer
New Report: Pathways to Sustainable Aviation Fuel: A SAF Strategy Playbook For European Airlines
A decision-support tool for airline teams managing SAF cost exposure, compliance risk, and procurement strategy
 • Dirk Singer and SimpliFlying
New Report: Sustainable Aviation Outlook Report 2025
Based on insights from 22 airlines the report explores how airlines are balancing ambitious climate goals with operational realities.
 • Shubhodeep Pal, Ligia H., and SimpliFlying
Re-thinking the blueprint for financing SAF
The SAF industry has the demand and the technology. What it lacks are standardised, long-term contracts that would give lenders the certainty to fund…
 • Dirk Singer
How Heathrow’s SAF incentive aims to tackle critical barriers to adoption
In this episode, we speak with Matthew Gorman, Director of Carbon Strategy at Heathrow Airport.
 • Ayushi Badola
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Has the economics of carbon capture in aviation reached a turning point?
With full climate impact accounting, e-fuels emerge as a cost-effective solution.
 • Dirk Singer
Bury or burn? The dilemma facing the future of captured carbon
A crisis in carbon capture is forcing a tough choice: with too little CO2 captured and too few places to put it, should we stop burying it and start…
 • Dirk Singer
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