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Strategic Study of CAE >> 2023, Volume 25, Issue 5 doi: 10.15302/J-SSCAE-2023.05.015

Low-Carbon Development of Civil Aviation Industry

1. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd., Shanghai 200126, China;

2. COMAC Beijing Aircraft Technology Research Institute, Beijing 102211, China;

3. China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology, Beijing 102211, China

Funding project:Chinese Academy of Engineering project “Research on the ‘Dual Carbon’ Development Strategy of Aviation Manufacturing” (2022-HYZD-03) Received: 2023-03-24 Revised: 2022-09-04 Available online: 2023-10-12

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Abstract

The carbon peaking and carbon neutralization goals have brought significant pressure and challenges to China’s civil aviation industry. Research on carbon reduction strategies for the industry has attracted great attention from China and abroad. This study summarizes the development status of and requirements for the low-carbon development of the global aviation industry (particularly commercial aircrafts), analyzes the carbon reduction status and problems of China’s civil aviation industry, and proposes corresponding development goals and basic ideas. Through industrial planning, product innovation, low-carbon energy utilization, and airline operation, carbon neutralization of China’s civil aviation industry is expected to be achieved by 2060, thus to form a green and low-carbon development pattern. Technological innovation is the key driving force for promoting the low-carbon transformation of the civil aviation industry. Therefore, we propose the following suggestions: planning the development and key technology research of low-carbon commercial aircrafts, accelerating the commercial application of sustainable aviation fuels, and developing intelligent aviation to promote low-carbon operations.

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