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

Closing the Gap: the case for a GGR mandate

AEF asks Matt Finch of EcoMatters to consider what a mandate on greenhouse gas removals would look like.

Communities are being locked out in the biggest changes to airspace design in over 60 years, warns AEF.

The UK's airspace is going through the largest overhaul in 60 years. New Government proposals will lock communities out of conversations on how they will be overflown.

How do aircraft noise and air pollution affect public health?

Watch our expert speakers, Dr Gary Fuller of Imperial College London and Prof Anna Hansell of the University of Leicester, presenting the latest academic research at our 50th anniversary AGM.

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Airport expansions threaten our ability to meet climate targets

Since 2019, when the UK legislated for net zero by 2050, AEF has been tracking the status of airport expansion bids in the UK.

Hope or hype: can alternative fuels really justify airport expansion?

Six reasons why 'sustainable' aviation fuels won't be sufficient to meet the decarbonisation challenge.

Keep crop-based fuels out of the UK SAF Mandate, says AEF

AEF has signed a letter, alongside other aviation campaign groups, calling for crop-based fuels to remain excluded from the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate. Allowing these fuels in would …

11th February, 2026