May 7th 2024

Webinar: How decarbonising shipping and aviation will boost UK green growth

Watch our webinar with experts from across shipping and aviation policy discussing the challenges and opportunities presented in decarbonising these sectors.

Featuring:

  • Peter Aylott - Director of Policy, UK Chamber of Shipping

  • Dr Maria Nelson - Head of Innovation and Sustainability, Aviation Technology Institute

  • Scott Pendry - Director of External Relations, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions

  • Aoife O'Leary - Director of the SASHA Coalition, CEO of Opportunity Green

  • Nuala Doyle - Policy Officer, Opportunity Green and the SASHA Coalition

Our five key takeaways from the webinar

  1. There is a clear need for effective industrial and infrastructure policy to set out sensible regulations that give investment confidence across the entire sector in both aviation and shipping.

  2. Our panellists called for greater clarity from government when it comes to the fuels that will help to decarbonise their sectors and spoke about using a merit order to promote the use of green hydrogen. 

  3. One of the fundamental challenges highlighted was the source of renewable electricity that isn’t currently available in the national grid. 

  4. When it comes to economic competitiveness, the discussion focused on the need for international alignment, especially as both aviation and shipping are incredibly internationally complex and networked.  

  5. The opportunities that green hydrogen development can bring for economic and job growth are huge. If the UK develops leading hydrogen-aircraft capability, for example, the UK could up its market share from currently around 13% to 18% of a potential £34 billion industry by 2050.