Aviation Environment Federation (AEF)
@theaef.bsky.social
The Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) campaigns on aviation’s impacts for people and the environment, including climate change, noise and air pollution.
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...
Matt Finch of EcoMatters outlines what this policy could look like:
www.aef.org.uk/2026/01/29/c...
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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...
Matt Finch of EcoMatters outlines what this policy could look like:
www.aef.org.uk/2026/01/29/c...
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 👇👇
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Add your signature to strengthen the case to policymakers for removing barriers and making clean, fair travel the norm 👇👇
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January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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#...
Add your signature to strengthen the case to policymakers for removing barriers and making clean, fair travel the norm 👇👇
form.typeform.com/to/MNg3cvXd#...
AEF thinks there's no place for crop-based biofuels in the UK SAF mandate, + this article from @OurWorldInData shows just one of the reasons - based on the current mix of biofuel crops grown, you’d need between three and six times the area of Germany.
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Could biofuels meet demand for global aviation?
To fuel all of the world’s aviation demand, global biofuels would need to more than triple and be exclusively used for air travel.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
AEF thinks there's no place for crop-based biofuels in the UK SAF mandate, + this article from @OurWorldInData shows just one of the reasons - based on the current mix of biofuel crops grown, you’d need between three and six times the area of Germany.
ourworldindata.org/biofuels-dem...
ourworldindata.org/biofuels-dem...
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Heathrow expansion plans "based on assumptions about traveller behaviour, airline economics and capacity at other London airports that were more than ten years out of date, and...project is unlikely to be affordable"
www.thetimes.com/business/com...
www.thetimes.com/business/com...
Heathrow’s £49bn third runway ‘a vanity project’, experts warn
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport says the scheme is based on dated assumptions about traveller behaviour and capacity at other London airports
www.thetimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Heathrow expansion plans "based on assumptions about traveller behaviour, airline economics and capacity at other London airports that were more than ten years out of date, and...project is unlikely to be affordable"
www.thetimes.com/business/com...
www.thetimes.com/business/com...
Is aviation borrowing from the car lobby’s playbook?
Politico reports that all of the green initiatives designed to keep aviation decarbonisation on track are under attack, including the SAF mandate.
www.politico.eu/article/avia...
Politico reports that all of the green initiatives designed to keep aviation decarbonisation on track are under attack, including the SAF mandate.
www.politico.eu/article/avia...
Airlines target EU climate rules after carmakers showed the way
The recent weakening of the ban on gasoline and diesel cars is fueling calls for a similar reversal in the aviation sector.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Is aviation borrowing from the car lobby’s playbook?
Politico reports that all of the green initiatives designed to keep aviation decarbonisation on track are under attack, including the SAF mandate.
www.politico.eu/article/avia...
Politico reports that all of the green initiatives designed to keep aviation decarbonisation on track are under attack, including the SAF mandate.
www.politico.eu/article/avia...
"It is increasingly evident that our nation’s national security interests rely on moving further and faster towards net zero, to halt climate change and the breaching of dangerous tipping points”, says ECIU's Gareth Redmond-King
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eciu.net/media/press-...
National security assessment of climate and biodiversity loss: comment
Assessment of how global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse could affect UK national security released by Government.
eciu.net
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 AM
"It is increasingly evident that our nation’s national security interests rely on moving further and faster towards net zero, to halt climate change and the breaching of dangerous tipping points”, says ECIU's Gareth Redmond-King
eciu.net/media/press-...
eciu.net/media/press-...
When will the polluter start paying in full for the pollution?
@InfluenceMap pinpoints that lobbying to delay the EU Emissions Trading System started nearly 20 years ago, in 2007. Several airlines have also backtracked initial support.
influencemap.org/briefing/The...
@InfluenceMap pinpoints that lobbying to delay the EU Emissions Trading System started nearly 20 years ago, in 2007. Several airlines have also backtracked initial support.
influencemap.org/briefing/The...
influencemap.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:20 PM
When will the polluter start paying in full for the pollution?
@InfluenceMap pinpoints that lobbying to delay the EU Emissions Trading System started nearly 20 years ago, in 2007. Several airlines have also backtracked initial support.
influencemap.org/briefing/The...
@InfluenceMap pinpoints that lobbying to delay the EU Emissions Trading System started nearly 20 years ago, in 2007. Several airlines have also backtracked initial support.
influencemap.org/briefing/The...
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We’re half way through the hearing into our legal challenge on Gatwick Airport expansion – and the govt has made a partial concession on one of our grounds: noise. We’re pleased we have secured better protection for local people on this at least.
The case continues.
www.gacc.org.uk/resources/GA...
The case continues.
www.gacc.org.uk/resources/GA...
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 AM
We’re half way through the hearing into our legal challenge on Gatwick Airport expansion – and the govt has made a partial concession on one of our grounds: noise. We’re pleased we have secured better protection for local people on this at least.
The case continues.
www.gacc.org.uk/resources/GA...
The case continues.
www.gacc.org.uk/resources/GA...
A new report from @transportenvironment.org finds that flights at night and flight in winter/autumn produce disproportionate warming contrails, offering mitigation opportunities as these periods have lower traffic. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/sca...
How to scale up contrail avoidance in Europe?
Opportunities for scaling up contrail avoidance in harmony with air traffic management
www.transportenvironment.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
A new report from @transportenvironment.org finds that flights at night and flight in winter/autumn produce disproportionate warming contrails, offering mitigation opportunities as these periods have lower traffic. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/sca...
New Gatwick runway 'profoundly concerning', court told
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Campaigners challenge Gatwick Airport runway plans in High Court
A legal challenge is being heard over Gatwick Airport's plans for a second permanent runway.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 AM
New Gatwick runway 'profoundly concerning', court told
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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
AEF supports our member groups prioritising environment & community health over unmitigated growth. 1/3
January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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
AEF supports our member groups prioritising environment & community health over unmitigated growth. 1/3
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A pretty unambiguous top line judgement in the UK's "National security assessment on global ecosystems" report, released today:
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.
Time to speed up action, then?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.
Time to speed up action, then?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
A pretty unambiguous top line judgement in the UK's "National security assessment on global ecosystems" report, released today:
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.
Time to speed up action, then?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.
Time to speed up action, then?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Day 2 of the hearing into our legal challenge to Gatwick Airport expansion.
Florence Long of @theaef.bsky.social said: "AEF stands with local campaigners who are challenging the Government's prioritisation of unchecked growth over the UK's climate commitments and public health."
Florence Long of @theaef.bsky.social said: "AEF stands with local campaigners who are challenging the Government's prioritisation of unchecked growth over the UK's climate commitments and public health."
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Day 2 of the hearing into our legal challenge to Gatwick Airport expansion.
Florence Long of @theaef.bsky.social said: "AEF stands with local campaigners who are challenging the Government's prioritisation of unchecked growth over the UK's climate commitments and public health."
Florence Long of @theaef.bsky.social said: "AEF stands with local campaigners who are challenging the Government's prioritisation of unchecked growth over the UK's climate commitments and public health."
UK airspace reform could sideline public input: Charles Lloyd of AEF's Airspace & Noise Community Forum said “Local residents are just beginning to wake up to the realisation that they will have almost no meaningful voice at every stage in the .. process” 1/3
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK aviation reforms could sideline public input over flight paths, campaigners warn
Plans to speed up airspace changes for Heathrow expansion could mean industry influences decisions on noise and routes
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:03 PM
UK airspace reform could sideline public input: Charles Lloyd of AEF's Airspace & Noise Community Forum said “Local residents are just beginning to wake up to the realisation that they will have almost no meaningful voice at every stage in the .. process” 1/3
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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This morning, I joined resident Sally Pavey and others from CAGNE outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the legal challenge to Gatwick’s second runway begins.
This expansion raises serious questions about climate commitments, noise, public transport capacity, and the impact on local communities.
This expansion raises serious questions about climate commitments, noise, public transport capacity, and the impact on local communities.
January 20, 2026 at 10:55 AM
This morning, I joined resident Sally Pavey and others from CAGNE outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the legal challenge to Gatwick’s second runway begins.
This expansion raises serious questions about climate commitments, noise, public transport capacity, and the impact on local communities.
This expansion raises serious questions about climate commitments, noise, public transport capacity, and the impact on local communities.
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NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
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January 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
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“Amid evidence of rising emissions, the aviation industry continues to promote demand growth while offering long-term sustainability reassurances communicated as ‘facts’ ” which ultimately seek to “ease public concern and postpone regulation.”
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Beyond the rhetoric of ‘sustainable aviation’: a counterfactual confrontation - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive
Amid evidence of rising emissions, the aviation industry continues to promote demand growth while offering long-term sustainability reassurances communicated as ‘facts’. Using counterfactual analysis,...
ora.ox.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
“Amid evidence of rising emissions, the aviation industry continues to promote demand growth while offering long-term sustainability reassurances communicated as ‘facts’ ” which ultimately seek to “ease public concern and postpone regulation.”
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Brussels have signalled that negotiations on aligning the UK’s and EU’s carbon markets are due to start.
With both systems treating aviation differently, this negotiation will be closely followed 👀 1/2
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
With both systems treating aviation differently, this negotiation will be closely followed 👀 1/2
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
EU, UK to start carbon market negotiations next week
The European Union and Britain will launch negotiations next week on linking their carbon emissions trading systems, the EU's climate commissioner told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Brussels have signalled that negotiations on aligning the UK’s and EU’s carbon markets are due to start.
With both systems treating aviation differently, this negotiation will be closely followed 👀 1/2
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
With both systems treating aviation differently, this negotiation will be closely followed 👀 1/2
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Starting in 2028, the Scottish Government said it will introduce a supplement to departure taxes for private jets so passengers “pay a fair share for that privilege” 👏 👏
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
Scottish Budget: Private jet tax introduced and peak ferry fares axed
New rail station at Winchburgh to be “delivered”
www.scotsman.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Starting in 2028, the Scottish Government said it will introduce a supplement to departure taxes for private jets so passengers “pay a fair share for that privilege” 👏 👏
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
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Our first thoughts on today's #ScotBudget:
"We’re pleased to see the introduction of a private jet tax. We now need the government to build on this move towards fairer pricing for the most polluting mode of transport by tackling frequent flyers and reducing short haul domestic flights."
"We’re pleased to see the introduction of a private jet tax. We now need the government to build on this move towards fairer pricing for the most polluting mode of transport by tackling frequent flyers and reducing short haul domestic flights."
January 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Our first thoughts on today's #ScotBudget:
"We’re pleased to see the introduction of a private jet tax. We now need the government to build on this move towards fairer pricing for the most polluting mode of transport by tackling frequent flyers and reducing short haul domestic flights."
"We’re pleased to see the introduction of a private jet tax. We now need the government to build on this move towards fairer pricing for the most polluting mode of transport by tackling frequent flyers and reducing short haul domestic flights."
To be clear, the Government knew before they encouraged Heathrow expansion that SAF delivery would be hard.
We know this because we told them. And so did the community groups around airports, the aviation industry and numerous other organisations.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
We know this because we told them. And so did the community groups around airports, the aviation industry and numerous other organisations.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Heathrow third runway: Ministers admit eco-fuel target key to expansion may be missed
The Government has backed a bigger Heathrow and is now deciding how tests on economic growth, air quality, noise and climate change should be set
www.standard.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
To be clear, the Government knew before they encouraged Heathrow expansion that SAF delivery would be hard.
We know this because we told them. And so did the community groups around airports, the aviation industry and numerous other organisations.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
We know this because we told them. And so did the community groups around airports, the aviation industry and numerous other organisations.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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...
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...
January 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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...
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...
10 days into 2026, the richest 1% have already used their fair share of the carbon budget.
@bethrjohn: Taxing the biggest polluters—private jets, oil & gas—can fund a fairer, greener future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@bethrjohn: Taxing the biggest polluters—private jets, oil & gas—can fund a fairer, greener future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
10 days into 2026, the richest 1% have already used their fair share of the carbon budget.
@bethrjohn: Taxing the biggest polluters—private jets, oil & gas—can fund a fairer, greener future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@bethrjohn: Taxing the biggest polluters—private jets, oil & gas—can fund a fairer, greener future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In their recent report, the European Environment Agency delivers an urgent message: transport noise is a major cardiovascular risk factor with significant public health, environmental, and economic consequences.
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From noise to heart disease: European Environment Agency sounds the alarm for Europe 2025
In their recent report, the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) Environmental Noise in Europe 2025 report delivers an urgent message: transport noise is a
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January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
In their recent report, the European Environment Agency delivers an urgent message: transport noise is a major cardiovascular risk factor with significant public health, environmental, and economic consequences.
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Does a carbon tax on aviation need to be applied globally in order to work?
Politico reports concerns that Trump will undermine plans to expand the EU ETS by refusing to allow it to expand to cover international flights, including to the US.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Politico reports concerns that Trump will undermine plans to expand the EU ETS by refusing to allow it to expand to cover international flights, including to the US.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Trump’s shadow looms over EU aviation emissions plan
“God only knows what the Trump administration will do” if the EU expands its aviation emissions scheme, an EU official says.
www.politico.eu
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Does a carbon tax on aviation need to be applied globally in order to work?
Politico reports concerns that Trump will undermine plans to expand the EU ETS by refusing to allow it to expand to cover international flights, including to the US.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Politico reports concerns that Trump will undermine plans to expand the EU ETS by refusing to allow it to expand to cover international flights, including to the US.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...