Supraja Kumar
Supraja Kumar is an Associate Researcher on the aviation team based in the D.C. office. Her research focuses on hydrogen infrastructure, engine emissions standards, and net-zero aviation targets. She...
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Towards Net-Zero Aviation State Action Plans
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has adopted a long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) to decarbonize aviation. Under the agreement, governments pledge to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide...
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How the long shadow of model inputs could dilute the ambition of the Biden...
Last Wednesday, leading U.S. airlines (including United, Delta, and American Airlines) co-signed a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department alongside major corn ethanol producers. Their letter seems, at...
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Priorities for government spending on net-zero aviation
Decarbonizing international aviation is a monumental task, demanding up to $5 trillion in technology investments by 2050. As governments and the aviation industry commit to cleaner aircraft and fuels,...
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Meeting the SAF Grand Challenge: Current and future measures to increase U.S....
The U.S. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge, introduced in 2021 by the Biden Administration, outlines ambitious objectives for domestic SAF production, with a target of 3 billion gallons...
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How Treasury’s recent guidance on the sustainable aviation fuel tax credit...
Last week brought long-awaited tax-credit guidance about sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) from the U.S. Treasury Department. It found that, as configured, the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions,...
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Regulating international aviation emissions without market distortion
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) set a Long-term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions in international aviation by 2050, encouraging member countries to use...
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Low-carbon fuel standards aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels by setting GHG intensity reduction targets and allowing the generation of credits for low-carbon fuels. This study...
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Taxing aviation for loss and damage caused by climate change
The world’s most climate-vulnerable countries scored a victory at COP28 when delegates agreed to implement a Loss and Damage Fund. The fund aims to collect money from wealthier countries and provide...
View ArticleShraeya Mithal
Shraeya is an Associate Researcher based in the D.C. office. She is currently working on the aviation team, supporting various work on emissions disclosure and differentiated responsibility. Shraeya...
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