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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Is Jet Zero failing? 🛫 The Jet Zero Strategy was meant to keep aviation within our carbon budgets. It's falling short, which means the benchmark that Heathrow expansion could be judged against isn't good enough. Watch @chadceleste.bsky.social explain why 👇

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Why should aviation get a bigger share of the carbon budget? Other sectors are decarbonising, but aviation is projected to become the UK’s largest emitting sector by 2040. Is this fair?

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🚨🗣️ Final call! Protect communities from more noise and air pollution, and help keep aviation's emissions within safe limits. Say no to Heathrow 3rd Runway. Drop by booth G5 at the Labour Party Conference to discuss the issue with AEF’s @chadceleste.bsky.social and Bertie Lloyd.

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Why are we expanding an airport only to have to throttle the demand because of its emissions? @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social asks THE big question about whether expanding Heathrow makes any sense. 1/4

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Trains not planes 🚂 💚 Now would be a great time for the new Government to throw out the climate-wrecking Heathrow third-runway plan, and focus on what the public actually want: more international trains.

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Join @gaccenvironment.bsky.social for their sponsored walk around the airport and see a different side to the area. Including woodland wildlife and reservoirs. 1/2

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

💡New figures comparing modes for common journeys happening within the UK. Who comes out on top? According to the Rail Delivery Group, the train is the clear winner. Better in terms of time, money, carbon impact and flexibility🌟 www.raildeliverygroup.com/our-services...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It would be great to see @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social introduce a tax that makes the polluter pay for their pollution. Currently, the only tax paid when flying is APD. No VAT, no fuel tax. 2/2 www.aef.org.uk/2024/10/29/i...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

When AT LEAST 95% of emissions come from flights, using this framing without the caveats inevitably leads to greenwashing claims, as campaigners from Bristol Airport Action Network, rightly point out. 3/3

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Aviation is Europe's fastest-growing source of emissions, and as this new analysis from @transportenvironment.org shows, most of it is going completely unpriced. 🧵 1/4

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The study participants said that it made them think about the carbon emissions from air travel more, and that the label influenced them to choose the lower emissions flight. 2/4

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

New study: the @UK_CAA conducted a study on the impacts of carbon labelling for flights on consumer behaviour, with interesting results. 1/4 www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

UK aviation decarbonisation relies heavily on SAFs, but the Whitehead Review proposed another policy pillar: Greenhouse gas removals (GGRs). Matt Finch of EcoMatters outlines what this policy could look like: www.aef.org.uk/2026/01/29/c...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

AEF is supporting @protectourwinters.bsky.social campaign to make low-carbon travel the easiest way to reach the outdoors. 🚆🌍 Add your signature to strengthen the case to policymakers for removing barriers and making clean, fair travel the norm 👇👇 form.typeform.com/to/MNg3cvXd#...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Yesterday the Court began hearing challenges to Gatwick Airport expansion brought by @CAGNE_Gatwick and a local resident working with @GCgatwick. AEF supports our member groups prioritising environment & community health over unmitigated growth. 1/3

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Cognitive dissonance? IATA, the largest aviation trade association, has ranked climate change as the biggest threat to the industry. Specifically, the related physical risks and costs. skift.com/2026/01/12/a...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Let’s not mince our words: net zero is the plan to stop climate change. So why is the British media separating these terms? Richard Black compares it to discussing a medicine's benefits without mentioning the condition it treats. eciu.net/media/press-...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Unsurprisingly, the report found that international travel, while accounting for relatively low visitor numbers, makes a disproportionately large contribution to carbon impacts. 2/3

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

The European Commission launches a plan to upgrade popular train routes to high-speed rail to reduce journey times. Under the new plans, for example, traveling from Berlin to Copenhagen is reduced from 7 hours to 4. transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

In the UK aviation only pays APD and no fuel duty, and there is almost no carbon pricing on long-haul flying. This essentially means that the UK Government is subsidising the most polluting form of transport. 2/4

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Join us next Thursday with Professor Anna Hansell and @DrGaryFuller for a 90-minute webinar on the effects of air and noise pollution from aircraft - click the link below to register your interest in attending virtually. forms.gle/ZAsAsjsr5p7m...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

AEF analysis shows that the UK would need agreements with just ten countries to cover 50% of the total aircraft fuel sold in the UK. 2/2 www.aef.org.uk/2024/10/29/i...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🚨 After months of taking evidence from campaigners, industry reps, and the Aviation Minister, the @CommonsEAC new report send a strong message to Government: airport expansion threatens the UK’s net zero goals 1/2 publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

To put it in perspective, driving from London to Scotland would cost you almost quadruple in fuel duty compared to the cost of Air Passenger Duty if flying. www.aef.org.uk/2024/10/29/i...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Examining the tax burdens of other transportation industries provides perspective on this issue. Driving from London to Edinburgh incurs almost quadruple the tax compared to flying. 3/3

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

We agree! In our press release responding to the renewal of heathrow expansion plans, we highlight the danger of creating another white elephant such as HS2. 3/3 Full PR here: www.aef.org.uk/2025/08/04/e...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Concerned about how airspace change may affect you? Become an AEF member today and get access to expert advice, as well as regular updates on our work advocating for residents blighted by aircraft noise. 2/2 www.aef.org.uk/join/

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Expanding Heathrow would be an expensive mistake and is unlikely to deliver the growth the government is so desperately seeking. Hundreds of thousands of people living in local communities will bear the brunt of this short-sighted project. 2/2 www.aef.org.uk/2025/08/04/e...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

🚨New AEF report🚨 The UK Government has set the goal of 2% of aviation fuel supply in 2025 to comprise Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), rising to 10% in 2030 and 22% in 2040. But what are the supply chain risks? 🧐 1/4 www.aef.org.uk/2025/08/05/d...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The government is now considering two proposals for expanding Heathrow airport - we don’t think either of them will serve local communities or the planet. Let’s avoid another expensive HS2 style failure. Full press release below 👀 👇 www.aef.org.uk/2025/08/04/e...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

“Achieving net-zero aviation by 2050 is well within our collective grasp. SAF will undoubtedly play a key role in this journey, especially in the short to medium term. But it will not, by itself, be enough,” argues the World Economic Forum. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A major policy paradox? 😵‍💫 There is a policy conflict between airport expansion and climate commitments, argues @susannebecken.bsky.social from @griffith.edu.au, as she calls for greater scrutiny into the claimed benefits of airport expansion. 1/2 www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Among other issues, such as feedstock scarcity etc., SAFs can only reduce the overall emissions by a maximum of 70%. These emissions savings come from the lifecycle of SAF production. The same amount of CO2 is produced at the tailpipe of the plane as when you burn kerosene. 2/3

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

AEF has joined a group of civil society and private sector signatories urging the UK Government to support the growth of the domestic power-to-liquid as the highest integrity option for the UK’s aviation sector. Read the full letter and asks 👉 bit.ly/3Za2PTF

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Because SAFs create the same amount of CO2 at the tail pipe of the plane as traditional kerosene. The emission saving comes from the carbon cycle in its production. You are essentially excluding the most important part of the equation 🤯 4/5

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

As our Policy Manager, @chadceleste.bsky.social, outlined in front of the @commonseac.parliament.uk last week, aviation is not decarbonising fast enough and other policy measures, such as demand measures and frequent flyer levies, need to be considered. 4/4

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🚨The Climate Change Committee is projecting 38% less Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supply in 2040 than the amount expected to be required by the SAF mandate. @thecccuk.bsky.social 1/4 www.aef.org.uk/2025/05/21/i...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Celeste Hicks, AEF’s Policy Manager, explained at the @CommonsEAC last week that we are not decarbonising quickly enough; other policy levers need to be considered, such as carbon tax and demand management. 4/4

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

What do we mean by demand management and what does it have to do with aviation decarbonisation? 💭 ✈️ @chadceleste.bsky.social answers the hard questions during the @commonseac.parliament.uk session on compatibility of airport expansion with the UK’s climate targets.

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

A new report from @transenv.bsky.social shows some worrying results: - Airline emissions soar to pre-COVID levels - Almost 70% of aviation emissions from flights departing the EU remain UNPRICED www.transportenvironment.org/articles/air...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

If aviation payed taxes equivalent to motorists, it would raise a further £7.5 billion for the Exchequer (on top of the £4 billion already collected through APD). 3/3 www.aef.org.uk/2024/10/29/i...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

There is a strong rationale for taxing aviation more, which pays no VAT or fuel duty. 2/3

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Ironically, the source for AEF’s analysis comes from Government data. For more information on how ticket class impacts overall travel emissions, check out this resource page 2/2 www.aef.org.uk/action/as-a-...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Today, AEF went to support @galba.uk and @wearepossible.bsky.social in their Jet Zero challenge outside the Royal Courts of Justice ⚖️ They’ve taken the Government to court for failing to present a viable plan to reduce aviation emissions in line with the UK’s Net Zero targets 🎯

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

While progress has been made in terms of mandating alternative fuels, a lot of work still needs to be done. This includes creating policy to reflect non-CO2 emissions from planes as well as making sure that aviation pays for its pollution. 2/2

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Importantly, net-zero-compatible growth undermines the case for airport expansion: expanding Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton will provide significantly more airport capacity than is needed to meet both the Department for Transport’s and CCC’s passenger demand projections. 2/2

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

.@carbonbrief.org has calculated that “A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports.” Great to see AEF analysis put to good use. www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

It has never been easier to implement a sustainable strategy for reducing air travel emissions. Lloyds Banking Group are likely to score lower in terms of travel emission reductions when the @travelsmart.bsky.social 2025 ranking is published. 2/2 travelsmartcampaign.org/emissions-tr...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Great visualisation from ITV using AEF’s analysis of recent figures from @thecccuk.bsky.social, which show that demand can be met by current airport capacity, without need for airport expansion. www.itv.com/news/2025-02...

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

CCC’s CB7 advice sends a clear message that aviation is behind the curve on decarbonisation - they expect the sector to go from being the fifth most emitting sector today in terms of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, to joint-first by 2040. 3/6

A graph showing the UK's highest emitting sectors pathways to net zero. Agriculture and aviation become joint first in 2040 as other industries decarbonise at a faster rate.

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