Could electric aviation contribute to mitigating the climate impact of aviation? If so, what open questions and challenges need to be addressed before electric aviation can become a reality in the Nordic Region?
This policy brief outlines the main obstacles to implementing electric aviation in the Nordic region and introduces actionable solutions and a roadmap with steps towards making electric aviation reality in the coming years.
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In this policy brief, you will find:
- An overview of the policy context and key initiatives related to electric aviation in and across the Nordic countries;
- An analysis of key challenges at strategic, regulatory, environmental, as well as economic and technological levels that need to be addressed to enable further development and implementation of electric aviation in the Nordic Region;
- Solutions and ways to tackle the identified challenges and pave the way towards more sustainable aviation.
This policy brief has been produced as a part of the Electric aviation and the effects on the Nordic regions project that looks into the effects of electric aviation on Nordic regional development. The project is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The partners include Nordregio, Nordic Energy Research and the University of Akureyri.