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Bio-aviation committee discusses ways to reduce carbon emissions

A committee on bio-aviation turbine fuel programme, constituted by the petroleum & natural gas ministry, has submitted its report on promoting the use of clean fuel in aviation, the civil aviation ministry said on Friday, as it listed out various initiatives being taken to reduce carbon emissions. On Friday, the consultative committee of the civil aviation ministry, chaired by civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia discussed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) during a meeting that was attended by several Parliamentarians. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is facilitating reduction of carbon emissions in civil aviation and its goals include achieving two per cent annual fuel efficiency improvement through 2050. India has committed to net zero by 2070 at COP26 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). "The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) has notified a National Policy on Bio Fuels 2018 to realise the goal of ...

Bio-aviation committee discusses ways to reduce carbon emissions
Updated On : 28 Apr 2023 | 5:26 PM IST

UN aviation agency approves airline climate deal despite dissent

At an executive meeting earlier on Thursday, both Brazil and China voiced their support for the deal

UN aviation agency approves airline climate deal despite dissent
Updated On : 07 Oct 2016 | 12:45 AM IST