On 23 February 2021, the European Commission announced its proposal for 10 future European Partnerships, with a European Partnership for Clean Aviation amongst them.
These partnerships combine public and private funding to speed up the transition towards a green, climate neutral and digital Europe, and will make European industry more resilient and competitive. All in all, the EU will invest €10 billion in the partnerships, which will then be matched by industry.
The European Partnership for Clean Aviation will build on the work done to date by the Clean Sky and Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertakings, pursuing innovative and impactful research to ensure climate neutrality by 2050. The goal is to minimise the aviation sector’s environmental impact, as part of the European Green Recovery priority of the European Union.