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The ‘Greening’ of Aviation - the final justification for airport expansion -

The ‘Greening’ of Aviation - the final justification for airport expansion -. Deepak Rughani Biofuelwatch. Anti-aviation; concern for our future. Boris backs City Airport expan Posted September12th 2008, Richard/5.

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The ‘Greening’ of Aviation - the final justification for airport expansion -

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  1. The‘Greening’of Aviation- the final justification for airport expansion - Deepak Rughani Biofuelwatch

  2. Anti-aviation; concern for our future Boris backs City Airport expanPosted September12th 2008, Richard/5 Plane Stupid: Photograph: Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters Climate change protesters demonstrate against the expansion of London's Heathrow airport. Photograph: Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters Plane Stupid: Photograph, Getty

  3. - GHG emissions & climate change Noxious gases Noise TPR Demand 500m in 2030 or 410m flights/year or 360m + (?) Contribution to GDP - infrastructure - travel Mobility Jobs Balance Sheet

  4. All bases covered? Damian Carrington New scientist environmental blog Medical University of South Carolina Corbis Collection: Imageshop Photo: 52.img.v4.skyrock.com

  5. Two ‘green promises’ • Fuel efficiency IATA have created the “Clearer Vision, Clearer Skies” website www.enviro.aero/

  6. Two ‘green promises’ • Biofuels Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, Sept 2008 EU RED legislation: Biofuels in aviation fuel counts towards 10% EU renewable energy target in transport fuels

  7. So far, biofuels legitimise… • Car manufacturers to repeal EU vehicle emission standards from 120g/km to 130g/km • For DfT to continue road expansion • Soon…Could biofuels validate airport expansion?

  8. Investment Vast sums • Oil • Biotech companies • Airlines • Aircraft manufacturers, • Government agencies (particularly in • Venture capitalists: large sums into research

  9. More Creative Accounting! Underestimate Nitrous Oxide Emissions Crutzen et al • Rapeseed biodiesel = 1-1.7 times • Ethanol from sugar beet leaves = 1.5-2.4 times Include Reduced Land-Use-Change for Co-Products!! Agricultural spraying. From Colorado State UniversityEnvironmental Health Advanced Systems Laboratory http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/environment-book/groundwatercontamination.html

  10. Ignore Land Expropriation Expropriation by arson, Paraguay Military control, Colombia www.grr.org.ar

  11. Ignore Ecosystem Loss Fires to clear land for palm oil, KalimantanPhoto by Nordin, Save our Borneo Deforestation for oil palms, Colombia

  12. Risks of large-scale ecosystem collapse African Palm in Indonesia GHGs from deforestation contribute 20% global GHG emissions (IPCC AR4) 70,000 fires burn in Amazon, September 2007. NASA

  13. Acceleration of climate feedbacks e.g. dehydration High Risk of Ecosystem Collapse + + Ongoing lost capacity to sequester CO2 + Sink release: Forest burning, peat/soil oxidation 10-fold ? = 1000% carbon increase N2O emissions underestimated by 50-150% + 50% / +70% - 40% ? GHG reduction Tractor runs, refining, transportation, Fertilizers, pesticides etc Fossil Fuel Diesel & Petroleum Micro-vs.Macro- Life-Cycle Impacts of Agro-Biofuels

  14. Air New Zealand, Boeing, Rolls Royce and UOP Over the Christmas Break Air New Zealand, Boeing, Rolls Royce and UOP conducted a test flight where one engine on a Boeing 747-400 ran on a 50:50 blend of Jatrophaand Jet Fuel.

  15. Continental Airlines • On 7th Jan 09 Continental Airlines did a test flight with a plane using, in one of the plane’s two engines,biofuel fuel derived from algae and jatropha plants • JetBlue Airways is preparing for an Airbus A320-200 trial by spring 2010. Feedstocks being considered for the trial include jatropha, algae, and waste forest residues. • Most research into algae involves genetically engineering new species using synthetic biology

  16. Military L-29 military aircraft, Czechoslovakia Aero L-29 Delfín Military training 50% fuel for lower 48 US states from domestic ‘non oil sources’ by 2016

  17. Alternatives to Kerosene 1. Fischer Tropschgas &coalgasification > syngas > aviation fuel (2008, Sasoil had coal-to-liquids fuel certified for aviation) 2 Fischer Tropsch biomassgasification > syngas > aviation fuel 3 Now pyrolysis of biomass > bio-oil and syngas > (+ biochar/charcoal) > Fischer Tropsch > aviation fuel

  18. Biofuels get Political Endorsement… • Geoff Hoon “One of the big challenges that many of you are embracing is to make commercial aviation biofuels a reality within five years and a major fuel source by 2050.”

  19. Hey Presto! • Lord Turner said that biofuels could allow UK climate targets to be met even if aviation expansion, including a Heathrow Third Runway, went ahead. Job done!

  20. Anti-Agrofuels: concern for our future Anti-Biofuel Protests…

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