In the meantime, airlines that want to use more low-emission sustainable aviation fuel will have to pay up to four times as much for it as they pay for conventional fuel, which could mean higher airfares for everyone. “It’s not clear how we are going to get there,” said Jan Brueckner, a professor and chair of the economics department at UC Irvine’s Institute of Transportation Studies.

Flooding has emerged as one of the most destructive natural disasters, with damages and disruptions escalating over recent decades due to climate change and urbanisation. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and the University of Bristol are emphasising the need to abandon outdated methods of flood hazard mapping, specifically a technique known as “bathtub modelling.” Read More