Carbon offsetting is a frequently used solution for mitigating excessive emissions, especially in aviation. The solution however, is not without its fair share of controversies.In this episode, we talk to CarbonClick’s Vice President of Enterprise Product & Strategic Partnerships, Seth Horowitz. He shares how the carbon offsets, when used carefully, can be an asset to aviation. As an industry leader in managing and implementing transparent offsetting programs, CarbonClick helps individuals and top global airlines reduce pollution while restoring nature. However, Horowitz emphasises that offsetting must be used as the last step mitigation strategy, only after every other reduction methodology has been exhausted. We’ll also learn about Horowitz’s thoughts on the recent controversy and criticisms of carbon offsetting; how CarbonClick verifies and selects projects; the offsetting technology platform that the company provides to airlines and eCommerce companies; individual responsibility towards the environment and why intentional flying is the way forward.If you LOVED this episode you’ll also love the conversation we had with Tony Douglas, Group CEO of Etihad, who shares his thoughts on Etihad’s carbon offsetting programme and how the airline is paving the way for the entire industry to move a step closer to net-zero. Check it out here.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Full disclosure: CarbonClick is a co-sponsor of the Sustainability in the Air podcast Season 3 and has been the sole sponsor for Seasons 1 and 2.Links & More:Airport and Airline Carbon Offsetting Solution for Bookings - CarbonClickThe Carbon Con – How offsetting claims are vastly inflated - Source Material Carbon offsets are in the news again. What should you do? - SimpliFlying The Gold Standard  Etihad Airways boosts carbon offset programme  Tony Douglas, Etihad Airways CEO, in conversation with Shashank Nigam - SimpliFlying 

Aircraft are the heart of aviation. Making efficient and greener aircraft is possibly the most effective way to cut the industry’s carbon emissions. In this episode, we talk to Embraer’s President & CEO Arjan Meijer and Vice President of Marketing and Strategy Rodrigo Silva e Souza. They share how the aircraft manufacturer is on a mission to decarbonise regional aviation through a mix of innovative technologies.At the heart of Embraer’s sustainability roadmap is their regional air mobility (RAM) and urban air mobility (UAM) strategy. Underpinned by their Energia hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft and Eve Air Mobility’s eVTOLs, Embraer is placing its bets on decarbonising shortest-haul travel first. We’ll also learn about why planes cannot entirely be replaced by trains; the sustainability outlook for business jets; how Embraer built the world’s quietest narrowbody aircraft; the ways in which in-cabin improvements can enhance sustainability; Embraer’s plan for carbon neutral operations by 2040 and net zero by 2050.If you LOVED this episode you’ll also love the conversation we had with Airbus’ Amanda Simpson about how the airframer is at the forefront of investing in new technologies and innovations, chief among them being hydrogen. Check it out here.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:Embraer - The shape of things to come, new sustainable aircraft concepts revealed Concepts - Embraer Commercial Aviation Sustainability Demonstrators and customer feedback at heart of Embraer’s Energia roadmap - Flight Global What Is New With Embraer's Energia Family Concept? - Simple Flying A look at Eve’s eVTOL aircraft as it targets type certification in late 2025 - Vertical Schiphol eliminating all overnight flights and private flights by the end of 2025 - NL Times Inside Embraer - How The E2 Became The Quietest Jet - Simple Flying Embraer commits to carbon neutral operations by 2040 - Aviation Benefits Embraer, Raízen partnership to stimulate production of sustainable aviation fuel - Biobased Diesel Embraer sets new target for 100% green electricity in Brazil - Airport Technology 

As one of the world’s most visionary resort developers, Red Sea Global wants to show that there is a better way to positively shape the places in which we live, work and travel.In this episode, we talk to John Pagano, CEO at Red Sea Global. He shares how the company is creating brand new eco-tourism destinations that will allow you to travel not just net-zero, but true climate positive.By re-thinking the entire model of what tourism can be — and should be — in the future, Red Sea Global is on a mission to prove that good business can go hand-in-hand with a greener planet. As Pagano says, we know what we’ve done wrong in the past, and we know the reasons for the current climate and ecological crisis. And it’s up to us to not repeat those mistakes.We’ll also learn about setting the ecological ceiling to preserve the environment, how Red Sea Global is going 100% renewable by building the world's largest microgrid and battery storage systems; how to use data to increase the net conservation value; and why transparency is the key to setting and achieving goals.If you LOVED this episode, you’ll also love the conversation we had with Universal Hydrogen’s John-Paul Clarke on how hydrogen can be a game-changer in clean transportation, especially aviation. Check it out here.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:Responsible Development by Red Sea GlobalAbout the Red Sea Project and AmaalaWorld’s largest battery storage facilityRed Sea Global - Sustainability Report 2022Climate change: The IPCC just published its summary of 5 years of reports – here's what you need to know 

As the industry leader in aviation analytics, Cirium assists the aviation industry in predicting future trends through its rich datasets that date back to 1947 and cover over 400,000 aircraft!In this episode, we talk to Jeremy Bowen, CEO at Cirium. He shares how the company is empowering the industry to reach a more sustainable future with the most accurate aircraft emissions data.Cirium has a wealth of data that airlines can use today. Their highly-accurate Global Aircraft Emissions Monitor is a valuable starting point for any airline that wants to seriously plan emissions reduction – and, eventually, hit net zero. After all, without the data to measure current baselines, any effort to go green will be a shot in the dark.  We’ll also learn about the complex data set underlying the emissions calculator; how Cirium ensures their data is transparent, independent of bias and validated; why the future of corporate travel may include carbon budgets; and how one company switched a large corporate travel account from one airline to another based on carbon efficiency considerations.If you LOVED this episode you’ll also love the conversation we had with International Council on Clean Transportation’s Dan Rutherford on the data behind sustainability and the trajectory airlines and governments need to follow to get to net-zero emissions. Check it out here.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:Cirium Sustainability The On-Time Performance Review 2022 - CiriumGlobal Aircraft Emissions Monitor – CiriumThe most accurate flight emissions data is now available via Cirium Sky - CiriumTravel Smart Campaign    

eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing) or ‘air taxis’ refer to aircraft that use electric power to take off and land vertically, and are particularly useful in urban areas afflicted with traffic congestion.In this episode, we talk to Adam Goldstein, CEO and Founder at Archer Aviation. He shares how the company focuses on designing and developing eVTOLs, which they believe will “unlock the skies” and enable everyone to reimagine how they live, travel and manage time. Goldstein says these vehicles – which can carry four passengers and a pilot – will not only change the way people move but also allow people to get a lot of time back. “Imagine the trips that you've been taking in your car – it would take you 60, 90, even 120 minutes of sitting in traffic. But you could instead fly to your destination in five or 10 minutes”, he asserts. Such a future is actually closer than we think. Archer aims to get its aircraft certified by the end of 2024 and, along with its partner United Airlines, will begin commercial eVTOL flights in 2025.If you LOVED this episode, you’ll also love the conversation we had with United Airlines’ Scott Kirby on how the airline is pushing the sustainability envelope. Check it out here.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:Report: The Urban Air Mobility Power List - SimpliFlyingThe underlying eVTOL technology - Archer United Airlines' Future eVTOL Revealed: The Archer Midnight - Simple Flying Archer Aviation plans to build 250 air taxis in 2025 - Reuters Archer lands $1B order from United Airlines and a SPAC deal - TechCrunch United partners with Archer to accelerate production of advanced eVTOL aircraft - Future Travel ExperienceArcher Aviation Nears Completion of Its First Build, Midnight - Investing.comArcher Aviation begins construction of manufacturing facility - Flight Global Stellantis to mass produce Archer’s electric aircraft in expanded deal - TechCrunch 

As the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, Airbus is in a unique position to drive aviation towards a zero-emission future.  In this episode, we talk to Amanda Simpson, Vice President for Research & Technology (Americas) at Airbus. She shares how the airframer is at the forefront of investing in new technologies and innovations that pioneer the sustainability spirit, chief among them being hydrogen.Simpson says that over the past decade Airbus has tried a variety of different technologies and the company now firmly believes that hydrogen has the potential to offer a true clean fuel solution. We’ll learn about Airbus’ marquee ZEROe programme that includes as many as three concept aircraft of varying ranges and capacities that will run on hydrogen and could enter service by 2035. We’ll also learn about the role of sustainable aviation fuel, infrastructure challenges with hydrogen, the necessity of clean-sheet design and why hydrogen is more exciting than hydrogen-electric and all-electric designs.If you LOVED this episode you’ll also love the conversations we had with WIZZ Air’s Yvonne Moynihan on how the airline is using the latest Airbus aircraft to reduce emissions. Check it out here.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:Airbus ZEROe programmeThe ZEROe demonstrator - AirbusInterview with John-Paul Clarke, Co-Founder of Universal Hydrogen - Sustainability in the AirInterview with Val Miftakhov, CEO of ZeroAvia - Sustainability in the AirUniversal Hydrogen takes to the air with the largest hydrogen fuel cell ever to fly - TechCrunch Airbus prepares for its first megawatt-class hydrogen fuel-cell engine flight-test demonstrator Hydrogen for aircraft: number crunching the solution, or the hoax - Hydrogen Science Coalition

Did you know that Air Company is using thin air to make sustainable aviation fuel, vodka, perfume, sanitiser and more? In this episode, we talk to Gregory Constantine, Co-Founder and CEO of  Air Company, who believes that the path to a sustainable future lies – quite literally – in the air. He shares how the company uses the planet’s most abundant pollutant and turns it into a never-ending resource.We’ll learn how Air Company’s patented carbon utilisation technology aims to free us from over a century-long dependency on fossil fuels by mimicking photosynthesis to utilise CO2 to produce sustainable alcohols and fuel. Their goal is to apply their technology across all possible industries: from the fragrances we wear everyday, to the jet fuel that moves us around the world. Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:Carbon Capture Technology: CO2 Conversion & Utilization - Air Company Air Vodka: The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 - TIMETAKE-OFF Consortium EUAir Company Awarded Additional NASA Funding  This jet fuel was made by sucking carbon out of the air - Fast Company Report: The Carbon Removal Power List - SimpliFlying 

Since aviation remains, more or less, as good as its tools, aircraft manufacturers bear a huge responsibility, especially as we rely on fleet renewal in the short-term to mitigate the carbon impact of aviation.In this episode, we talk to Boeing’s Vice President of Environmental Sustainability, Sheila Remes who shares how the airframer is collaborating with industry stakeholders to move aviation towards its 2050 net zero goal. We’ll learn how Boeing has been busy preparing for the future, whether it is through its ecoDemonstrator flight test program or its dynamic data-model called Cascade for estimating a pathway to net zero or through its impressive repertoire of cross-sectoral partnerships. Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:Sustainable aircraft from NASA, Boeing could fly in 2030s Boeing Sugar Volt looks to the skies in the year 2035Boeing: ecoDemonstrator Net-Zero Reached? Virgin Atlantic Plans A 100% SAF Passenger Flight Next Year Biofuel-powered, laser-loaded Boeing plane of the future visits FedEx hub Biochar: the 'black gold' for soils that is getting big bets on offset markets Boeing Unveils Model to Show Best Routes to Zero Carbon FutureWaypoint 2050 

Representing the interests of airports and airport operators across the world, Airports Council International (ACI World) fosters collective action within the industry. With nearly 712 members, and operations spanning 1,925 airports in 171 countries, ACI World contributes to the safety, security and sustainability of global aviation.In this episode, we talk to ACI World’s Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira who explains how, as significant emitters of greenhouse gases, airports play a pivotal role in aviation’s journey to net zero. On average, airports account for roughly 5% of aviation’s carbon footprint. Airports have varying carbon footprints due to their geographical, cultural and economic intricacies. This, as Luis Felipe puts it, makes each airport a mystery that needs to be understood and unlocked in its specific context. We'll learn about how ACI World is nudging airports to be more sustainable through their six-level carbon accreditation programme; the promise and pitfalls of hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel; the solar energy and green building ecosystem; and the need for the industry to communicate its achievements and challenges as one cohesive unit.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:The Airport Carbon Accreditation ProgrammeList of Accredited AirportsAirport Carbon and Emissions Reporting Tool (ACERT)Swedavia Annual Sustainability Report 2021Shining a Light on Solar EnergyACI & ATI launch joint report into the integration of hydrogen aircraft into the air transport systemATI & ACI World launch new SAF paper

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has taken the ultra low-cost model a step further to pursue growth and sustainability in tandem. In this episode, we talk to Wizz Air Group’s Chief Corporate & ESG Officer, Yvonne Moynihan, about how the carrier has reduced its per seat carbon footprint by 15% since 2019, despite having grown by a remarkable 140% since the pandemic!We'll learn about why fleet renewal can help airlines achieve significant short-term emissions reduction and how Wizz Air focuses on young travellers and undertakes radical measures and advocacy to stay ahead of its competitors.Feel free to reach out via email to podcast@simpliflying.com. For more content on sustainable aviation, visit our website green.simpliflying.com and join the movement. It’s about time.Links & More:Wizz Air Confirms 75 Airbus A321neo OrderWizz Air and OMV sign an agreement to supply sustainable aviation fuelWizz And Airbus To Collaborate On Hydrogen Aircraft OperationsWizz Air CEO Calls For Global Ban On Business Class FlyingWizz Air joins European Commission’s Alliance for Zero-Emission AviationCirium's Global Aircraft Emissions Monitor