3. The Possibilities and Implications of Policy Strategies to Integrate Aviation Biofuels into Transoceanic Commercial Canadian Jet Aircrafts

Abstract

Aviation is a rapidly growing industry and transportation method in today’s globalized world. Due to Canada’s widespread metropolis areas across its large landmass, there is an increasing demand to offer international flights to support recreational travel and commerce. This project assesses the current emissions created through Air Canada’s flights that deliver passengers to and from South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Through the data this project contains, Canadian policymakers can better understand the trends of the industry to best predict how more sustainable second-generation biofuels can be utilized to enact positive environmental change. The shift towards green aviation is progressing at very different rates throughout the world. However, as the environmental movement gains governmental legitimacy, contemporary innovators are beginning to challenge the ways in which carbon emissions can be effectively minimized. Canada has a clear lack of policy that makes biofuels, in the context of aviation, appear to be more of an idea instead of a practical solution. Various regions of the world have differing policies regarding how their governments and industry prioritize sustainable aviation. There are market-based policy approaches and mechanisms that Canada may choose to implement that would dictate the future of Canada’s growing aviation sector.