Uncompromising Sustainability
The aviation industry has made sweeping commitments to sustainability by 2050, and there is an immense interest in new efforts.
Atavis Jet is dedicated to surpassing these goals.
Through a pioneering partnership with 4AIR, we are the first company to go beyond neutral with every flight we arrange worldwide.
We offset 300% of CO2 emissions, accounting for both CO2 and non-CO2 emissions, by using carbon credits, and
Integrate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to reduce our lifecycle emissions by five percent.
While many companies focus on aviation's carbon footprint, it is essential to acknowledge that a significant portion of the climate impact comes from non-carbon sources such as nitrous oxides and contrail-induced cloudiness.
Participation in this program not only supports sustainability in the aviation industry but also has the potential to create a lasting impact that extends far beyond aviation, contributing to a more sustainable future for all.
Insights from Aura
Handpicked content from our blog to deepen your knowledge of sustainability within private aviation.
FAQs
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Carbon emissions are the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuels. This includes everything from coal to the jet fuel in an aircraft. These gases act like a blanket, trapping heat and warming the earth, much like a greenhouse. Even a small rise in average temperature can have significant environmental, social, and economic impacts. Carbon emissions are typically measured in metric tons.
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A carbon offset is like a 'green' credit representing a verified reduction or avoidance of one metric ton of carbon dioxide. This involves measuring the carbon footprint of a flight and purchasing verified carbon credits that offset the total carbon emitted. These credits are generated from projects like forestry, renewable energy, or new efficiencies, all of which must meet specific criteria. These offsets are 'retired' or claimed in a public registry to prevent double counting. You can fly confidently knowing that these projects are independently verified to industry-leading standards and permanently retired on behalf of the operator or its clients.
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When you fly, we invest in carbon offset projects like forestry and renewable energy. This investment effectively reduces emissions equivalent to those produced by your flight. The offsets we buy match our carbon footprint and are then 'retired' or claimed in a public registry. This means you can fly with confidence, knowing that these projects meet the highest industry standards and are permanently retired on our behalf. 4AIR ensures this process is seamless by acquiring and retiring the appropriate volumes of credits for every flight.
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Not at this time. All flights arranged by Atavis Jet are offset using a preset portfolio of carbon projects.
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While sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) may be used on your particular flight, this is not necessary to realize its benefit. Similar to a renewable energy credit, SAF is introduced into the fuel supply at one airport while the emissions reductions are claimed by a different aircraft. Many airports blend SAF into their existing fuel supply, so there is a chance you've already flown on sustainable fuel without knowing it.
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Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is one of the most practical and readily available opportunities for aviation to reduce its in-sector footprint; however, the reductions do not come from reducing physical tailpipe emissions. Instead, by comparing the greenhouse gas emissions of SAF to fossil jet fuel across the entire life cycle, SAF can deliver net greenhouse gas reductions of up to 80 to 90% compared to fossil jet fuel.
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All of your flight data is anonymized before being shared outside the organization, in strict accordance with our privacy policy. 4AIR does not need personally identifiable information and only requires enough data to calculate and verify our flight activity. This ensures your privacy and security while still allowing for the necessary calculations.
Glossary
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Blend
The mix of SAF and JetA. Today, no more than 50% SAF is mixed with JetA. 30/70 means 30% SAF and 70% JetA in the fuel.
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Book-and-claim
The purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at an airport where it is physically unavailable to receive credit for its reductions. At the same time, it is put into the fuel supply elsewhere. Book-and-claim works very similarly to carbon offsetting, where a reduction is recorded and verified in one place, traded, and claimed by another user.
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and CO2 Equivalent (CO2e)
CO2 is one of the most abundant greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. CO2 is a by-product of industrial processes, burning fossil fuels, and land use changes. CO2e is a unit of measurement used to compare the relative climate impact of different greenhouse gases.
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Carbon Offset/Credit
A tradeable, verified credit for mitigating one metric ton (mt) of CO2 by paying someone else to avoid 1mt of CO2-equivalents elsewhere.
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Carbon Offset Standard
A set of rules ensuring carbon offsets' credibility and transparency. The most commonly used standards in the voluntary market are the American Carbon Registry (ACR), Climate Action Reserve (CAR), Gold Standard (GS), and Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
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Comprehensive Carbon Offsetting
Factoring non-carbon emissions and impacts into a carbon offsetting program using Emissions Indices to convert their impact into CO2e amounts.
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Contrail-induced Cirrus Cloudiness
Contrails are linear clouds trailing an aircraft created from ice forming around particulate emissions from an aircraft's engines in the right temperature and humidity environment. They can persist for hours to days and combine with other contrails or grow into larger cirrus (high-altitude, wispy) clouds. Their impact is not perfectly understood, but research suggests their net warming impact is nearly double that of CO2 emissions.
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Double Counting
When two parties try to claim the same carbon emission reduction, it leads to double counting.
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Drop-in Fuels
When blended with conventional jet fuel, drop-in fuels are interchangeable and compatible. No modifications are needed to storage, fueling equipment, or engines to use them.
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Feedstock
The underlying source of the fuel to be refined into jet fuel. For typical jet fuel, the feedstock would be petroleum. For SAF, feedstocks are typically wasted cooking oil or municipal waste. To be sustainable, feedstocks must not compete with arable land (i.e., cannot be grown on land that could be used for growing food or forests) or edible feedstocks (i.e., corn).
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Fossil Jet Fuel
Jet fuel certified under ASTM D1655 is typically denoted as JetA and produced from refining oil (a fossil fuel).
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Nitrous Oxides
Typically depicted as NOx, Nitrous Oxide Emissions cause chemical processes that produce a net warming effect.
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Offset Project
Infrastructure created to produce a carbon offset.
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Project Developers
The entity that produces an Offset Project.
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Radiative Forcing Index
A measure of the impact of a GHG or other emission on the natural warming equilibrium of the earth relative to CO2. Allows for conversion of the climate impact of the non-co2 effects to CO2e amounts.
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Registry
A public registry and entity that guarantees carbon offset credits are not double counted and tracks carbon offset production, ownership, and retirement. Registries are usually stakeholders in methodology development and are often synonymous with Standards.
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SAFc
A Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit (SAFc) is measured as one "neat" (undiluted) gallon of SAF. It is like a renewable energy credit and is used under the book and claim system.
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Jet fuel created from non-fossil sources, also classified as sustainable feedstocks. Allowing the production of jet fuel certified under ASTM D7566 (Certification pathway for synthesized fuels). By blending SAF with fossil jet fuel up to 50-50, it can be certified under the same certification as fossil jet fuel (D1655) and becomes a drop-in sustainable solution.
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Vintage
Carbon credits, like wine, have a specific vintage—the year the offset was mitigated and verified.
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