Boeing Unveils Sustainability Tool to Boost Industry Net-Zero Goals

The aerospace company says the move is meant to support collaboration.

Jonathan Welsh

Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 02:19 PM ET

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A Boeing 777-200 ecoDemonstrator fueled with SAF takes off at EAA AirVenture 2022. [Credit: Shutterstock]

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Boeing has publicly released its Cascade Climate Impact Model, a data-modeling tool designed to analyze and quantify the effectiveness of various sustainability efforts and technologies in reducing aviation's carbon footprint.
The tool aims to create a common framework among aviation, energy, finance, and policy sectors to foster collaboration and achieve the industry's net-zero carbon emissions goal.
Cascade assesses the complete life cycle of alternative energies and methods like fleet renewal and operational efficiency, with initial findings indicating Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) as the most effective immediate solution for carbon reduction.
Boeing also launched the Cascade User Community to gather feedback and ensure the tool's continuous evolution with input from industry and research partners.

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The aviation industry’s sustainability movement is getting a boost from Boeing (NYSE: BA). The aerospace giant released its data-modeling tool, called the Cascade Climate Impact Model, for public use.

Cascade, available on the company’s new Sustainable Aerospace Together hub, is used to analyze the effectiveness of sustainability efforts aimed at reducing aviation’s carbon footprint. Boeing said it released the tool to help support the industry’s plans to reach net-zero carbon emissions.