Post by account_disabled on Mar 5, 2024 4:23:28 GMT
To meet the goal of going 100% green by reducing 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, United Airlines wants to lead its industry toward real solutions and lasting changes.
When I became the new CEO of United Airlines at the beginning of the pandemic, I did so with a big vision for our company: to make sustainability the new standard in flying. I realize that is an ambitious vision for an industry that depends on burning fossil fuels to operate.
As the leader of one of the world's largest airlines, I recognize our responsibility to contribute to climate change, as well as our responsibility to solve it. It is no longer enough for us to just connect the world without ensuring it has a future.
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines.
On the road to decarbonization…
True sustainability is coming to terms with the Chile Mobile Number List industry's biggest culprit: aircraft emissions. The other airlines believe that carbon offsets simply do not go far enough to address the emissions caused by their operations.
But to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, United Airlines is looking beyond the use of carbon offsets, and is aiming to solve emissions at the source, through continuing and accelerating development as well as investing in following items.
1. Sustainable fuel
Sustainable fuel is made from renewable resources and waste byproducts, and sustainable fuel has up to 80% lower carbon emissions than conventional jet fuel, making it the fastest and most efficient way for United is reducing its emissions across its fleet.
United Airlines has been investing heavily in sustainable fuel for more than a decade, using only half of the world's allocated volumes.
2. Direct air capture
Carbon capture and sequestration has been widely considered by scientists as a necessary step to limit climate change and one of the most scalable options is Direct Air Capture technology.
United intends to make a multimillion-dollar investment in a project that will help finance the first Direct Air Capture plant in the U.S. A Direct Air Capture plant is planned to capture, remove and store 1 million metric tons of CO2, which is like the work of 40 million trees.
How does carbon capture and sequestration work?
Direct Air Capture is a technology that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air so it can be buried deep underground or reused.
Giant fans continually draw in atmospheric air, then a chemical reaction extracts the CO2 molecules and traps them in a non-toxic liquid solution. The CO2 is then subjected to a series of chemical processes, compressed, purified and pumped into the ground and permanently sequestered or reused.
Carbon capture and sequestration using Direct Air Capture technology is similar to what trees do when they photosynthesize, but this process is much faster.
When I became the new CEO of United Airlines at the beginning of the pandemic, I did so with a big vision for our company: to make sustainability the new standard in flying. I realize that is an ambitious vision for an industry that depends on burning fossil fuels to operate.
As the leader of one of the world's largest airlines, I recognize our responsibility to contribute to climate change, as well as our responsibility to solve it. It is no longer enough for us to just connect the world without ensuring it has a future.
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines.
On the road to decarbonization…
True sustainability is coming to terms with the Chile Mobile Number List industry's biggest culprit: aircraft emissions. The other airlines believe that carbon offsets simply do not go far enough to address the emissions caused by their operations.
But to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, United Airlines is looking beyond the use of carbon offsets, and is aiming to solve emissions at the source, through continuing and accelerating development as well as investing in following items.
1. Sustainable fuel
Sustainable fuel is made from renewable resources and waste byproducts, and sustainable fuel has up to 80% lower carbon emissions than conventional jet fuel, making it the fastest and most efficient way for United is reducing its emissions across its fleet.
United Airlines has been investing heavily in sustainable fuel for more than a decade, using only half of the world's allocated volumes.
2. Direct air capture
Carbon capture and sequestration has been widely considered by scientists as a necessary step to limit climate change and one of the most scalable options is Direct Air Capture technology.
United intends to make a multimillion-dollar investment in a project that will help finance the first Direct Air Capture plant in the U.S. A Direct Air Capture plant is planned to capture, remove and store 1 million metric tons of CO2, which is like the work of 40 million trees.
How does carbon capture and sequestration work?
Direct Air Capture is a technology that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air so it can be buried deep underground or reused.
Giant fans continually draw in atmospheric air, then a chemical reaction extracts the CO2 molecules and traps them in a non-toxic liquid solution. The CO2 is then subjected to a series of chemical processes, compressed, purified and pumped into the ground and permanently sequestered or reused.
Carbon capture and sequestration using Direct Air Capture technology is similar to what trees do when they photosynthesize, but this process is much faster.