Aviation Environment Federation Campaigning on aviation’s impacts, for people and the environment

Bringing aviation into line with net zero

Under the 2008 Climate Change Act, the UK Government is required to set five-year emission reduction targets, known as ‘carbon budgets’. Until now, however, successive governments have resisted including emissions …

Challenging airport expansion

The CCC Sixth Carbon Budget report of December 2020 also included advice and recommendations on the steps needed to put the aviation sector on a pathway to net zero, including limiting …

Tackling the impacts of light aircraft noise

Addressing noise from light aircraft was a key factor in the creation of AEF back in the 1970s. Many of those problems still exist today, whether it’s the intrusiveness associated …

Reducing aviation’s emissions across the globe

What do we want to see?

Is there a hole in the UK's sustainable aviation fuel supply?

The Government’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate came into effect at the start of this year, enforcing a steadily increasing amount of SAF in the overall UK aviation fuel mix. …

21st May, 2025