#31 Contrail Management Report: Opportunities, Challenges & Key Insights (feat. Andrew Chen, RMI)

Get the latest insights from the AAMBITION Podcast delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe HERE.++++Episode 31 of the “Aerospace Ambition Podcast” featuring Andrew Chen (RMI) is out!Talking Points• What does your research reveal that was previously unknown?• Why has the Contrail Impact Taskforce gone for a 100-pages PDF report and who was this intended to reach?• Should researchers take a more active role in communicating the importance of the problem on platforms beyond research papers?• If the measurement of the climate impact, as opposed to modelling of this effect, is still a todo, how do we know that we need to act already?• How do you respond to stakeholders claiming that even four trials the certainty is not enough?• What does the statement about the inescapability of GWP100 in climate impact accounting mean, and shouldn’t we advocate for more ambitious metrics given its limitations and the urgency of climate goals?• Why does the report not make a clear recommendation regarding the scope of the aviation MRV for non-CO2 effects?• Given that CORSIA currently focuses on CO2, have we reached a point where the science and forecasting of contrails and their radiative forcing is advanced enough to consider a future version of CORSIA that includes non-CO2 effects like contrails?GuestAndrew Chen is the principal for aviation decarbonization at RMI, where he leads the aviation team’s efforts to accelerate the transition to net-zero air transport. With over 15 years of experience in sustainability strategy, environmental impact assessment, and emissions management, Andrew is a passionate and experienced leader in the field of decarbonization.