AEF is a UK-based organisation campaigning for aviation’s impacts on people and the environment to be brought within sustainable limits. More about the AEF
Jan 14 2020
In response to reports that the Government is considering cutting APD on all domestic flights in order to save Flybe from having to cease operations, AEF Deputy Director Cait Hewitt said: “With aviation growth posing a threat to the UK’s …
Dec 17 2019
Have they included aircraft emissions? It’s the question we ask ourselves every time we see a new climate commitment, whether that’s airports saying they’re going carbon neutral, businesses and states committing to ‘net zero’, or claims about successful carbon cutting …
Dec 4 2019
In April, AEF responded to the first part of the Aviation Strategy consultation: Annex A. This proposed that the Government should be given powers to force through airspace changes in cases where airports had not pursued changes which the Government …
Nov 21 2019
Airlines currently seem to be jostling to come out with the most impressive headlines on climate commitments. EasyJet this week declared its aim to be the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its entire network. Last month …
Nov 6 2019
In July this year, the Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry into the environmental impacts of travel and tourism, and how these can be reduced. AEF submitted written evidence to the inquiry, highlighting that a significant proportion of tourism’s environmental …