Adapting aviation to a changing climate: Key priorities for action

Climate change influences on aviation: A literature review

“…As reported within the sample publications, the adaptation concept for aviation can be categorized into three elements. Firstly, air travel faces climate change disruptions at airports due to greater and more frequent temperature extremes and changes in precipitation and wind, as well as rising sea levels (Burbidge, 2018;Chen and Wang, 2019;Yair, 2018). Secondly, disruptions occur in the air due to changing atmospheric patterns and less predictable extreme weather events (Cooper et al, 2018;Lee et al, 2019;.…”

“…Secondly, disruptions occur in the air due to changing atmospheric patterns and less predictable extreme weather events (Cooper et al, 2018;Lee et al, 2019;. Thirdly, there are disruptions from changing patterns in passenger demand as holiday destinations are affected by climate impacts which can make them less attractive and sometimes inaccessible (Debortoli et al, 2019;Hu et al, 2016 Burbidge (2018) presented four key priorities for taking action: 1) understanding the problem, 2) assessing the problem, 3) actions to adapt and 4) communication and collaboration.…”

“…Climate change has started to impact aspects of human environmental interactions (IPCC, 2014a). While the aviation sector has long been referenced as contributing to the causes of climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, the need for aviation to adapt to the consequences of climate change has not been well researched or considered (Burbidge, 2018;Thompson, 2016). Adaptation considers how impacts and risks caused by climate change can be reduced and managed, while emission reductions are designed to mitigate the causes of climate change (IPCC, 2014b).…”

“…There are high levels of natural variability in the climate system, evidenced by extreme weather events causing heat waves, droughts and floods. According to Burbidge (2018), the projected climate impacts affecting aviation most directly are changes in precipitation and temperature, sea-level rise, wind changes and the impacts of more extreme weather events. In addition, climate change shifts the parameters of the systems that underpin weather patterns, to provide new sets of impacts and risks that will require different management strategies (Dilling et al, 2015).…”

EU Emissions Trading scheme in aviation: Policy analysis and suggestions

“…Despite its benefits for economic development and accessibility at different spatial levels, rapid air transport growth since the 1960s has created negative externalities and raised environmental concerns, such as climate change caused by the greenhouse effect (Burbidge, 2018). According to the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG, 2018) global aircraft operations produced 859 million tonnes of CO 2 in 2017.…”