1、Navigating Sustainable Skies:Challenges and Strategies for Greener AviationANavigating Sustainable Skies:Challenges and Strategies for Greener AviationNafisa Lohawala and Zhiqing(Phoebe)WenReport 24-07 April 2024Resources for the FutureiAbout the AuthorsNafisa Lohawala is a Fellow at Resources for t

2、he Future(RFF).Before joining RFF,she earned a PhD in economics at the University of Michigan and a BS-MS dual degree in economics with a minor in computer science and engineering(algorithms)from the Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur.Lohawalas research lies at the intersection of industrial orga

3、nization,energy economics,and public finance,focusing on the role of government policies on environmental externalities generated by the transportation sector and decarbonization strategies for medium-and heavy-duty vehicles and aviation.Zhiqing(Phoebe)Wen is a former RFF intern and a masters studen

4、t majoring in Environmental Health with a specialization in risk sciences at Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health.Before that,she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BS in Environmental Sciences.She is interested in air pollution,decarbonization,and human risk assessment.He

5、r research focuses on the environmental and health impacts of the aviation sector.AcknowledgementsWe are grateful to Anna Stratton,Beia Spiller,Billy Pizer,Dan Shawhan,Divya Sanghi,Jingran Zhang,Mike Toman,Sebastian Eastham,Xuan Teng,Yongjoon Park,and individuals at Joby Aviation and United Airlines

6、 for their invaluable input,comments,and suggestions.All errors are our own.Navigating Sustainable Skies:Challenges and Strategies for Greener AviationiiAbout RFFResources for the Future(RFF)is an independent,nonprofit research institution in Washington,DC.Its mission is to improve environmental,ene