Sustainability and Environment
Electric Aircraft Pioneer Calls For Carbon Tax On Aircraft Fuel
Most of the aviation industry expects to meet its net zero carbon goals through a mix of new technology and widespread use of sustainable aviation fuels.
GKN Aerospace's new Global Technology Centre at Filton in the UK serves as a hub for collaboration to reduce aviation's carbon footprint. (Photo: GKN)
GKN Aerospace's new Global Technology Centre at Filton in the UK serves as a hub for collaboration to reduce aviation's carbon footprint. (Photo: GKN)

The aviation industry will need to up its game to achieve the key objective of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to speakers at a conference organized last month by GKN Aerospace to mark the official opening of its new Global Technology Centre (GTC) in the UK. Stephen Fitzpatrick, founder, and CEO of eVTOL aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace, went so far as to call for governments to introduce carbon taxes on commercial aviation fuel to encourage the industry to move away from its dependence on fossil fuels.