The Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality of Global Air-Transport Industry

Dear Colleagues,

With the rise of global temperate and the progress of tackling climate change, the issue of carbon emissions has attracted increasing attention in the international community. As a transportation industry that is commonly seen as a sector contributing heavy carbon emissions, the air transport industry has an inevitable and leading role in achieving the global zero-carbon target. In terms of the industrial features and its particular impacts on global climate, in this Special Issue we focus on exploring the paths, measures, theories and mechanisms implemented to achieve the carbon emission standards of the global air transport industry, as well as various evaluations (e.g., efficiency evaluations) after the carbon emission standards are achieved.

We welcome contributions that deal with topics and fields including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Research in the fields of Environmental Sciences, Science and Technology, Engineering, Energy and Fuels, Green and Sustainable Science and Technology, etc.
2. Aspects related to reducing carbon emissions, for example, in the air-transport industry, Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), the carbon trading market, carbon peaking, carbon neutrality, carbon offset etc.
3. Path to and mechanism for achieving carbon emission standards, the multiple governance and coordination mechanisms of carbon emissions under the integrated development of the industry, and the sustainable carbon emission reduction and carbon peaking under environmental governance.
4. Research in the perspective of different industry members, such as government, civil aviation transportation enterprises, and consumers.
5. Research methodology such as the contingent valuation method, discrete choice modelling, spike model and others.

Prof. Dr. Lei Xu
Prof. Dr. Xiaojun Yang
Dr. Zhenghong Wu
Guest Editors

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