A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will publish the analysis in 2024 and will include sustainable recommendations on ways to decarbonize the aviation sector in Ecuador, as well as in other countries in the region, such as Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
In May 2021, Latam launched its sustainability strategy in which it set out targets, which include ending single-use plastics by 2023; In addition, achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and become a landfill-free group in 2027, to contribute to the protection of South American ecosystems for the next 30 years.
Meanwhile, the analysis is funded by Airbus and Latam Airlines Group and will be part of a joint program with MIT on the science and policy of global change. A study entitled Opportunities for Sustainable Aviation Decarbonization in Latin America: An Assessment of Carbon Policies, Carbon Pricing and Aviation Fuel Consumption to 2050., will provide a comprehensive analysis of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deployment scenarios to 2050 and will explore pathways related to low-carbon hydrogen, direct air capture, and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage. In addition, it will assess the use of incentives, carbon taxes and carbon offsets, among other measurable policy instruments, to offset aviation emissions.
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The research will be conducted by an integrated team of natural and social scientists studying the complex interactions between interconnected and evolving global systems. It is explained that the joint MIT program produces comprehensive projections of global and regional changes under various environmental, economic and political scenarios. These projections allow decision makers in the public and private sectors to better assess the impacts and associated costs and benefits of possible courses of action.
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Juan José Tohá, director of corporate affairs and sustainability of the Latam Airlines group, admitted that since the sector is difficult to decarbonize and without a comprehensive solution in the short term, carbon neutrality by 2050 is not something the aviation industry can achieve. By itself. He indicated that progress is needed to define and implement the enabling conditions and policy framework for options such as SAF, operational efficiency, new technologies and carbon reduction projects in South America, while ensuring that this transition is sustainable so that people can continue to afford it. and benefit from the connectivity provided by aviation.
“We hope that this study can guide and promote joint efforts to advance industry decarbonization in the region,” said Tohá.
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For his part, Guillaume Gressin, vice president of international operations, strategy and commercial of Airbus for Latin America and the Caribbean, pointed out that the company is focused on reducing its own carbon emissions and contributes to the ambition established by ICAO and ATAG for aviation to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 .
“We intend to be a strategic player in the implementation of this plan and we welcome initiatives and policies that encourage efficiency and innovation, including ambitious targets to increase the SAF,” Gressin said.
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