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Targeting Climate Change Through AI-Driven Flight Path Adjustments
Google is launching Operation Blue Skies, a partnership with the UK Government and aviation leaders, to reduce the climate impact of contrails. The initiative uses AI to predict and avoid contrail formation, with the goal of creating a sustainable airspace blueprint. According to Google, contrails account for approximately one third of aviation’s total climate impact. The programme is co-funded by industry partners and the Department for Transport, and was first reported by AI Magazine.