Royal Aeronautical Society Heathrow Branch September 2020 Lecture via WEBINAR -
[Sholto Douglas Named Lecture]
"The Journey to Net Zero Emissions post COVID-19"
by Jonathon Counsell FRAeS, Group Head of Sustainability, International Airlines Group
ABSTRACT:
British Airways and the International Airlines Group (IAG) have always taken their impact on the environment seriously and are committed to playing their full part in addressing the critical issue of climate change.
So, when the United Nations scientific body released their report in October 2018 concluding that we needed to avoid temperature increases of no more than 1.5 degrees rather than 2 degrees, the airlines group began assessing how they could meet this new ambition. More importantly, they also considered how they could work with the rest of the global airline industry to continue the important role they have played in combatting climate change.
This webinar will outline the journey IAG and its airlines have taken to achieve the target of Net Zero Emissions by 2050, the progress made since IAG's commitment in October 2019. Outline how they believe they can achieve it and also include an assessment of how the COVID-19 pandemic has and could affect IAG’s and the industry’s commitment to climate change.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Jonathon is the Group Head of Sustainability for the International Airlines Group (IAG), appointed in July 2015, with responsibility for the group sustainability strategy across the Groups’ five airlines Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Level and Vueling.
Jonathon was also appointed the Chair of the International Airline Transport Association (IATA) Environment Committee in 2015, and in June 2017, was re-selected as Chair. In 2013, Jonathon took over the Chair of Sustainable Aviation, the leading UK aviation industry consortium of airlines, airports, manufacturers and UK Air Traffic Control authority driving improvements in the sustainability performance of the sector.
Jonathon was previously British Airways’ Head of Environment, appointed in December 2007 with responsibility for developing and implementing BA’s strategy on all issues relating to the Environment including Climate Change, Air Quality, Noise and Waste. He joined the airline in October 1999 where he was appointed General Manager of Procurement Strategy with responsibility for developing and implementing the strategy to deliver BA’s Procurement function to best practice performance.
Prior to working at BA, Jonathon worked in a number of positions in the airline industry most recently as General Manager, Strategy at Air New Zealand which included responsibilities for developing the airline’s network and alliance strategy. Jonathon is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College and has an MBA from INSEA, Fontainebleau, France. In 2019 Jonathon undertook the Financial Times Diploma for Non-Executive Directors.
Jonathon is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Board Member of the Greener By Design Partnership.
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