Globally, the aviation sector is expected to continue to expand. Deep carbon reductions will require a portfolio of mitigation strategies including sustainable fuels, fleet improvements, flight path changes, and emission offsets.
The aviation sector recognises the need to decarbonise, but despite making progress, the sector still has a long way to go. Join the Grantham Institute for a discussion on technologies and policies for a low carbon aviation sector, featuring:
- Dr Raphael Slade,Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College (IPCC Working Group III Head of TSU Sci)
- Marine Gorner, Transport Analyst at the International Energy Agency
- Leigh Hudson, Sustainable Fuels & Carbon Manager at the International Airlines Group
- James Beard, Climate Change Specialist at WWF
Event Chair: Professor Joanna Haigh, Grantham Institute co-director
Tickets
To request a ticket, please contact grantham.events@imperial.ac.uk
Biographies
Marine Gorner
Marine Gorner is a transport analyst at the International Energy Agency in Paris where she focuses on data and policy analysis for efficient transport systems. She is involved in the development of the IEA Mobility Model that is the source of transport-related data and projections for many reports by the IEA. She has contributed to the transport chapters of the 2016 and 2017 editions of the Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) publication. The ETP discusses energy use and CO2 emissions in passenger and freight transport (aviation, shipping, rail, road), and pathways towards cleaner transportation including new fuels and vehicle technologies, and avoid/shift concepts. She is also a co-author of the Global EV Outlook 2016 and 2017publications, the Nordic EV outlook 2018, and of the 2015 and 2016 editions of the IEA-UIC Railway Handbook. Marine is an engineer and holds an MSc in sustainable energy from Imperial College London.
Dr Raphael Slade
Raphael Slade’s research interests include energy systems analysis and the role of energy policy in supporting technological innovation. Recent work has focussed on examining the commercial and environmental prospects of biomass-derived transport fuels.
Raphael holds a PhD in Bioenergy from Imperial College, an MSc in Environmental Technology (also from Imperial College), and a MA in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge.
James Beard, Climate Change Specialist at WWF
James Beard is a climate and energy policy specialist, focusing on the transition to sustainable transport. James has covered a range of policy areas in his three years at WWF. At a global level, James represented WWF in the UN negotiations on a carbon trading mechanism for aviation – including the development of eligibility criteria for alternative fuels and carbon credits – and also coordinated WWF’s transport activities at COP24 last December. At a national level, James has worked on reforms to UK biofuels policy and is currently focused on accelerating the transition away from petrol and diesel vehicles towards a zero emission future. James has previously worked for the UK Renewable Energy Association and holds an MSc in Environmental Policy from Oxford University.