logo
episode-header-image
Nov 2024
56m 48s

Decarbonizing aviation (from Climate Ris...

TED
About this episode

This is an episode from our friends at the Climate Rising podcast.


This episode in our hard-to-abate series features aviation expert Robin Riedel, a Partner at McKinsey & Company who co-leads the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility. Robin describes five approaches to decarbonize aviation: upgrading aircraft, improving operational efficiency, sustainable aviation fuel, other novel fuels and aircraft configurations, and carbon credits. We also learn about some McKinsey engagements on aviation decarbonization, and conclude with Robin’s career advice.


Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business & Environment Initiative 

Guest:  Robin Riedel, Partner and co-head of the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility


For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org



For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/speed-and-scale-transcript


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Nov 2025
How a Louisiana community came together to take down a petrochemical plant
In the heart of Louisiana, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, more than 150 petrochemical plants spew huge amounts of carbon into our atmosphere—and into the communities they occupy. In this episode, Ryan and Anjali talk to a community organizer whose own sickness inspired her ... Show More
34m 25s
Nov 2025
How Copenhagen’s “food schools” are promoting sustainable eating habits
Food production makes up about 12% of our global emissions—that comes not only from the kinds of food we eat (like beef, which is one of the highest-emission foods you can eat), but how we grow and make it. The city of Copenhagen set an ambitious goal to reduce emissions from all ... Show More
27m 11s
Nov 2025
How you can fly more sustainably (today!)
The aviation industry is responsible for 3.5% of the world’s carbon emissions. That may seem like a small number globally, but this is a big problem in the developed world—and a stubborn one to solve. In this episode, Ryan and Anjali take a look at how Hawaii—a state whose aviati ... Show More
33m 21s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2024
Fuelling change – aviation's shift to greener practices
<p>The aviation sector is facing challenges and opportunities as it transitions to a low-carbon future. This podcast explores the role sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) could play in reducing airline emissions, amidst other strategies airline companies are pursuing to achieve their ... Show More
23m 6s
May 2022
3 ways to make flying more climate-friendly | Ryah Whalen
Air travel opens our eyes to the world, but it also comes at a high cost to the environment. Piloting us into a future of green aviation, innovator Ryah Whalen shares three ways to lower the industry's carbon footprint through smarter designs, eco-friendly fuel and new technology ... Show More
9m 46s
Nov 2022
Climate tech to save the planet: How to keep flying
<p>As more people fly, aviation is on track to becoming a much bigger problem for climate change. Host Pilita Clark, FT columnist and climate journalist, looks at the potential for a more sustainable aviation industry, a sector that’s struggled to come up with new technology to c ... Show More
24m 30s
Aug 2023
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Aviation
Kennedy Ricci, President of 4AIR, discusses making air travel more sustainable. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
7m 38s
Jun 2023
How the aviation sector is charting a net-zero flight path
tail spinning
41m 30s
Nov 2022
Introducing Tech Tonic, Season 5: Climate tech to save the planet
<p>Tech Tonic is back with a new season about climate tech.</p><br><p>As more people fly, aviation is on track to becoming a much bigger problem for climate change. Host Pilita Clark, FT columnist and climate journalist, looks at the potential for a more sustainable aviation indu ... Show More
25m 9s