Aviation needs to act on net-zero targets, according to the CEO of Rolls-Royce Plc
Warren East says the sector needs to move towards bio-fuels like hydrogen and electric aircraft.
He believes travellers can look forward to flying on planes that has a gas turbine that’s burning hydrogen.
Speaking at a conference in London, East says transitional technology is the answer that plane-makers are searching for.
“Ultimately, one day I’m pretty confident that you’ll be able to fly from here to San Francisco on an aircraft with something like a gas turbine burning hydrogen, but there’s no way that we’re going to be doing that in the next 15 years.”
WARREN EAST, CEO OF ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Some companies are already looking at sustainable fuels (SAF), which can offer 80 per cent off carbon emissions across their lifetime.
