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The Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality of Global Air-Transport Industry

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 17 May 2024 | Viewed by 5224

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Lei Xu

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College of Economics and Management, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China
Interests: green and sustainable supply chain management; service operation management; e-business; air freight transportation management
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Prof. Dr. Xiaojun Yang

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College of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China
Interests: sustainable aviation fuel; aviation environmental protection
Dr. Zhenghong Wu

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School of Economics and Management, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China
Interests: aviation carbon emission reduction

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the rise of global temperate and the progress of tackling climate change, the issue of carbon emissions has attracted increasing attention in the international community. As a transportation industry that is commonly seen as a sector contributing heavy carbon emissions, the air transport industry has an inevitable and leading role in achieving the global zero-carbon target. In terms of the industrial features and its particular impacts on global climate, in this Special Issue we focus on exploring the paths, measures, theories and mechanisms implemented to achieve the carbon emission standards of the global air transport industry, as well as various evaluations (e.g., efficiency evaluations) after the carbon emission standards are achieved.

We welcome contributions that deal with topics and fields including, but not limited to, the following:

  1. Research in the fields of Environmental Sciences, Science and Technology, Engineering, Energy and Fuels, Green and Sustainable Science and Technology, etc.
  2. Aspects related to reducing carbon emissions, for example, in the air-transport industry, Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), the carbon trading market, carbon peaking, carbon neutrality, carbon offset etc.
  3. Path to and mechanism for achieving carbon emission standards, the multiple governance and coordination mechanisms of carbon emissions under the integrated development of the industry, and the sustainable carbon emission reduction and carbon peaking under environmental governance.
  4. Research in the perspective of different industry members, such as government, civil aviation transportation enterprises, and consumers.
  5. Research methodology such as the contingent valuation method, discrete choice modelling, spike model and others.

Prof. Dr. Lei Xu
Prof. Dr. Xiaojun Yang
Dr. Zhenghong Wu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • air-transport industry
  • Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)
  • carbon trading market
  • carbon peaking
  • carbon neutrality

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Competing with Low Cost Carrier in a Sustainable Environment: Airline Ticket Pricing, Carbon Trading, and Market Power Structure
by Peng Du, Lei Xu, Rou Luo and Mingzhu Hou
Sustainability 2024, 16(2), 885; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020885 - 19 Jan 2024
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As the aviation industry embraces the carbon trading market, the competition between full-service carriers and low-cost carriers in ticket pricing is becoming more complicated and worth studying. To this end, we introduce carbon trading into game theoretical models under different market power structures [...] Read more.
As the aviation industry embraces the carbon trading market, the competition between full-service carriers and low-cost carriers in ticket pricing is becoming more complicated and worth studying. To this end, we introduce carbon trading into game theoretical models under different market power structures and use real data from China Eastern Airlines and Spring Airlines on the route from Sanya to Shanghai to study this problem. This differs from the existing literature as empirical research is mainly used in this field. Our main results show that the disparity in market power (Stackelberg game) alleviates competition intensity under carbon trading and leads to higher equilibrium prices than in the Nash game model. Meanwhile, even when the two airlines have similar market power, Spring Airlines still has incentives to voluntarily act as a follower of China Eastern Airlines instead of maintaining equal market power with China Eastern Airlines. Under mild regulation, the uplift of carbon prices promotes higher equilibrium prices and supports larger profits. For the sake of consumer welfare, this suggests that the regulation department should impose stricter regulations and grant subsidies to motivate the airlines to mitigate emissions by introducing clean technologies. Full article
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Carbon Emission Intensity and Its Abatement Choices: A Case of China Eastern
by Lei Xu, Zhenzhen Lu, Zhiping Kang, Yingwen Duan and Junwei Zhang
Sustainability 2023, 15(23), 16383; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152316383 - 28 Nov 2023
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Air transportation, which is a derived demand, is booming following the rapid development of the world economy, and carbon emissions from the air transportation industry, which takes fossil fuels as its main energy source, have been increasing. Therefore, with global warming attracting considerable [...] Read more.
Air transportation, which is a derived demand, is booming following the rapid development of the world economy, and carbon emissions from the air transportation industry, which takes fossil fuels as its main energy source, have been increasing. Therefore, with global warming attracting considerable attention, the issue of how to reduce carbon emissions from air transportation has become a hot issue. We take China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (China Eastern) as an example to analyze the main factors influencing airlines’ carbon emissions, specifically around the impact of airline internal operating indicators, such as available seat kilometers (ASK), passenger load factor (PLF), fuel consumption per unit passenger kilometer, the average age of operated aircraft, on-time performance (OTP), etc. This paper uses a correlation analysis, panel regression analysis, and other ways to explore the influence mechanism of the above factors on carbon emission intensity. The conclusions for China Eastern are the following: first, PLF has a significant negative relationship with carbon emission intensity; second, fuel consumption per passenger kilometer has a significant negative relationship with carbon emission intensity. Third, OTP has a significant positive relationship with carbon emission intensity. Fourth, fleet size has a significant positive relationship with carbon emission intensity. Finally, we propose several targeted carbon abatement measures for China Eastern, such as improving PLF and OTP, reducing fuel consumption per unit passenger kilometer, speeding up fleet renewal, etc. Full article
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Energy Harvesting on Airport Pavements Ambient Dependent: Ponta Delgada Airport Case Study
by Diogo Correia and Adelino Ferreira
Sustainability 2023, 15(2), 1733; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021733 - 16 Jan 2023
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Energy transition is an important issue for countries trying to meet their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets. To achieve this reduction, the Portuguese government has budgeted a total of EUR 116 M to aid energy transition in the Autonomous Region of the Azores [...] Read more.
Energy transition is an important issue for countries trying to meet their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets. To achieve this reduction, the Portuguese government has budgeted a total of EUR 116 M to aid energy transition in the Autonomous Region of the Azores by 2029. This work presents a solution for producing electricity using photovoltaic panels (PV) to settle in the top of the airport pavement. In addition to producing sustainable electricity, the implementation of panels in the civil airport infrastructure allows us to address the reduction of emissions in the ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and the Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) program. Currently, PV panels are unable to support the weight of aircraft so the installation must be in the areas of the pavement where there is no regular aircraft traffic. As a result of the study, a production of about 9 GWh/year was achieved with an LCOE of 143 EUR/MWh, reducing emissions to about 6-ton CO2/year. Full article
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Discussion of the Standards System for Sustainable Aviation Fuels: An Aero-Engine Safety Perspective
by Chenyu Gan, Qinglin Ma, Shengyu Bao, Xinming Wang, Tian Qiu and Shuiting Ding
Sustainability 2023, 15(24), 16905; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416905 - 16 Dec 2023
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Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are considered an important solution for reducing carbon emissions. Safety is the most important prerequisite for a new fuel to be used in an aero-engine. As a special component in aero-engines, fuel is required to comply with both airworthiness [...] Read more.
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are considered an important solution for reducing carbon emissions. Safety is the most important prerequisite for a new fuel to be used in an aero-engine. As a special component in aero-engines, fuel is required to comply with both airworthiness and technical standards. These two types of standard work together to guide SAF development. In this paper, the SAF safety issues related to aero-engines are first analyzed. Subsequently, SAF-related standard systems are analyzed in detail, and the different safety responsibilities of airworthiness authorities and industry associations are explained. Moreover, the relationships between airworthiness and technical standards are determined from the perspective of actual SAF certification. Furthermore, the revision of the standards is reviewed to summarize the historical evolution and outline the revision intention. Finally, the future SAF certification standards are discussed and prospected, including the blending ratio, property specifications, and testing equipment. According to the discussion, increased safety and fewer constraints are the principal objectives for the development of SAF standards. Analysis, review, and discussion of the SAF standards systems from an aero-engine safety perspective will contribute to the establishment of the next generation of standards to release the fuel potential and improve safety. Full article
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