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Flying towards a greener future: The science, policy and practice of decarbonising aviation in tourism

Name: Flying towards a greener future: The science, policy and practice of decarbonising aviation in tourism
Start: 2027-02-26T09:00:00.000Z
End: 2027-02-26T09:55:00.000Z

Friday 26 February 202709:00–09:55 UK time55 minutes
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James HighamConvened by Prof. Eugenia Wickens

Explore the science, technology and policy behind aviation decarbonisation, including its limits and difficult trade-offs.

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Prof. James Higham

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Griffith University

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Flying towards a greener future: The science, policy and practice of decarbonising aviation in tourism

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Explore the science, technology and policy behind aviation decarbonisation, including its limits and difficult trade-offs.

Friday 26 February 202709:00–09:55 UK time
Online, on Zoom, inside Scholardemia · 55 minutesRegister, then join on this page from 08:50. How to join
James HighamConvened by Prof. Eugenia Wickens

About this webinar

Speaker update, 15 October 2026: James Higham previously accepted the academic contribution; his availability for 26 February is being reconfirmed. The industry speaker will be announced once confirmed.

Aviation enables long-distance tourism but remains difficult to reconcile with the pace and scale of absolute emissions reduction required by climate goals. This webinar examines the atmospheric effects of carbon dioxide and other aviation emissions. It assesses aircraft efficiency, sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen, electric propulsion and fleet renewal in relation to technical readiness, energy requirements, production capacity and life-cycle emissions. The session will distinguish credible near-term improvements from technologies whose contribution depends on uncertain future infrastructure or deployment.

Panellists will evaluate carbon pricing, fuel mandates, research investment, demand management and international regulatory coordination. The discussion will examine the assumptions embedded in industry transition pathways, including projected traffic growth and the availability of low-carbon energy. It will also consider fairness for island states and remote destinations that depend on long-distance access, alongside differences between frequent and occasional travellers. Questions of public subsidy, corporate responsibility and the allocation of scarce alternative fuels will remain central.

Participants will gain scientific and policy criteria for comparing aviation sustainability commitments. They will learn to assess whether targets address total climate impact, whether proposed measures can operate at the stated scale and whether implementation dates reflect realistic delivery. The webinar will also consider transparent reporting and the role of interim milestones in identifying delay. Delegates will leave better able to distinguish measurable decarbonisation from claims based on distant innovation, selective accounting or continued growth offset by reductions expected elsewhere. This supports climate decisions grounded in evidence rather than technological optimism alone.

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Prof. James Higham

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Griffith University

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Prof. Eugenia Wickens

Convenor

OTS Academy

United Kingdom

Professor Eugenia Wickens edits the Journal On Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS) and the Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education (JTHE), and chairs Scholardemia webinar sessions. Her research covers tourist experience and typologies, tourism routes and rural development, volunteer tourism, and event and cultural tourism. Formerly Reader in Tourism at Buckinghamshire New University, she has helped plan tourism education in Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Serbia, Greece, Ireland and Turkey.

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