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Title E2: Transport: Aviation - The Limited Sky - Ep 6 Of 6 / Director: Fettig, Tad
Published Australia : ABC2, 2010
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Summary Even if regional transportation becomes more efficient, people and goods will still need to travel the world. The final episode of E2 Transport looks at new technologies and policies that could offset the aviation industry's substantial greenhouse gas emissions.Industries such as Amyris Biotechnologies' new synthetic jet fuels, and Hybrid Air Vehicles' second generation of dirigible airship. To reduce fuel emissions, industry leaders like Boeing are also advocating towing planes on runways and implementing smarter air traffic control systems.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Executive Producers: Karena Albers and Tad Fettig. Produced by Kontentreal for TVF International
Notes Closed captioning in English
Event Broadcast 2010-07-21 at 20:00:00
Notes Classification: NC
Subject Aeronautics -- Environmental aspects.
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Social aspects.
Energy consumption.
Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects.
Jet planes -- Fuel.
Transportation -- Social aspects.
Brazil.
Europe.
Form Streaming video
Author Dings, Jos, contributor
Fettig, Tad, director
Glover, William, contributor
Mason, Mike, contributor
McMillan, David, contributor
Melo, John, contributor
Munk, Roger, contributor
Perl, Anthony, contributor
Pitt, Brad, cast
Renninger, Neil, contributor