Flying should become climate-neutral – all over the world. The federal government wants to help with this. What options are there for making air transport environmentally friendly?
The federal government wants to promote more climate-friendly air transport.
In view of the long development times in the industry, it is important to tackle new technologies now, the government’s aviation coordinator, Anna Christmann (Greens), made clear on Tuesday when presenting a paper from the departments involved. Transport State Secretary Oliver Luksic (FDP) emphasized that aviation is a key sector for Germany. On the way to climate-neutral flying, it is important that the state sets guard rails.
The joint paper formulates the goal of the federal government to help from Germany to make global air traffic climate-neutral and environmentally friendly. During change, it is important to preserve jobs and added value. This election period, which runs until 2025, is of considerable importance in order to set the course for more efficient aircraft, alternative drives and a market ramp-up of new fuels.
Research and funding programs are planned for this. In addition, the Bundeswehr with its aircraft should also appear as a customer for new fuels. According to the coalition agreement, the revenue from the aviation tax for take-offs from German airports should be used, among other things, to promote electricity-based aviation fuels. Greenhouse gas emissions are also to be reduced at airports, for example through more electric vehicles. The possibility of developing further solar power areas at airports is to be examined. Better train connections to transfer airports are also mentioned.
A “working group on climate-neutral aviation” is planned as a forum for the conversion process, in which companies, associations, research, trade unions and social groups should be represented.
Source: Stern
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