Abstract
Rapid action is needed from industry and governments to reach zero-emission aviation by 2050.
In efforts to achieve this, the University of Cambridge has been leading a team in developing the 2030 Sustainable Aviation Goals. These four goals demonstrate the ambition needed to achieve zero-emission aviation in an accelerated timeframe.
In this seminar, Professor Robert Miller will present the four goals:
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Creating policies to ensure that we deliver Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in a truly sustainable way.
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Demonstrate the key technologies needed to develop a long-haul hydrogen aircraft.
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Make sector-wide changes to achieve a 50% reduction in fuel burn per passenger km by 2050.
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Accelerate the implementation of a global contrail avoidance scheme.
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About the speaker
Robert Miller is Professor of Aerothermal Technology and Director of the Whittle Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. He is also Director of the Rolls-Royce Whittle University Technology Centre in Cambridge.
He is a member of the UK Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council – the FlyZero Design Advisory Group – and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
About the Brahmal Institute Seminar Series
The Brahmal Vasudevan Institute for Sustainable Aviation Seminar Series, hosted by the Department of Aeronautics, is a series of talks by internationally renowned individuals covering a broad range of areas including aeronautics, technology development and policymaking.
The seminar will be followed by a reception at the CAGB, Level 2 concourse.