Clean Aviation for a Competitive Green Recovery in Europe , heard on 22 April 2021. Axel Krein is the Executive Director of Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking. The path ahead is a major challenge, but if we take an ambitious, moon-shot approach, and leverage the required huge research and development efforts, then I believe we can achieve our goal of climate neutrality in aviation by 2050. The European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, brought a hopeful message with her as she addressed the audience. She recognised that “we are faced with a formidable challenge” but said that “recovery is a primary focus; and this recovery is an opportunity to shape the future of the aviation sector. It is clear that a much more radical path must be taken. If we want to reach climate neutrality by 2050 we have to start now with the technology developments for carbon-neutral aircraft.”