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ARCHES Aviation White Paper
Outlines top findings by the ARCHES Aviation Working Group, identifying the opportunities, challenges, and policy needs to support the transition to clean hydrogen within the aviation industries.
China’s expanded incentives for scrapping and replacing transportation equipment in 2025
Explores the scope and incentives for the scrappage and replacement of transportation equipment under the 2025 Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in of Consumer Goods Policies compared with the 2024 policies.
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s CAEP/13 aircraft noise standards
This policy brief outlines the proposed noise standards recommended by CAEP.
Designing an equitable aviation climate levy
This paper analyzed six different aviation climate levy designs and compares their impact on emissions, revenue, and equity across income levels and geographies.
Fuel burn of new commercial jet aircraft: 1960 to 2024
Stricter fuel efficiency standards and policies are needed to drive further reductions in aircraft fuel burn, especially for new aircraft types and freighters, to align with aviation’s net-zero emissions goal.
SAF policy scorecard: Evaluating state-level sustainable aviation fuel policies in the United States
This paper compares key provisions in current and planned state SAF policies and assesses their strengths and weaknesses.
Vertical Take-off? Cost Implications and Industrial Development Scenarios for the UK SAF Mandate
Examines the cost implications of the proposed SAF mandate targets from an industrial development perspective.
Lifetime emissions from aircraft under a net-zero carbon budget
To meet the international goal of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, all new aircraft delivered after about 2035 will need to emit zero net CO2 emissions throughout their operational lifetimes.
Demand response to aviation carbon pricing in Canada
Models the effect of introducing a Canada-wide carbon price on interprovincial flights and assesses a scenario of using a frequent flyer levy to achieve the same change in demand as carbon pricing.
Evaluating the potential role of a National Low-Carbon Fuel Standard to support sustainable aviation fuels
Investigates the integration of aviation fuels into a national low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) policy, highlighting the potential for LCFS policies to promote sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with policy design choices playing a crucial role in shaping their effectiveness.
