Contrail Avoidance Optimization

Route and altitude optimization to reduce non-CO₂ climate forcing.

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Persistent contrails can drive substantial warming. Contrail avoidance uses high-resolution weather prediction and flight planning to reroute around ice-supersaturated regions with minimal fuel/time penalties. Key challenges are forecast uncertainty, operational constraints, and incentive alignment.

TRL

6/9Demonstrated

Impact

5/5

Investment

3/5