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What is it?

A prize to accelerate the development of zero carbon aviation

Sponsorship opportunities now open
The Challenge
Fly a zero carbon emission 100+ seat passenger aircraft between London and New York and complete the return trip within 24 hours of starting out.
Check out the rules
Predicted Timeline...

Launch

Challenge

Several

Challengers

Registered

Prize Fund

breaks

£100,000

1 Sept 2020
2021
2022

Prize Fund

breaks

£1 million

2027?

Freedom 

Flight Prize

Won

2029?
Why is this important now?

As the world adapts to the new normal, in the wake of COVID-19, we realise that the climate emergency urgently needs addressing to avert an even bigger global disaster. Flight numbers will return to normal levels – adding to the global carbon emissions.

In 2019, Aviation caused just under 1 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions (over 2% of global carbon emissions). However, it also has a huge role to play in business, trade, culture, education, as well as our leisure and happiness. The Freedom Flight Prize doesn’t believe there needs to be a compromise of having to accept a high carbon footprint for getting to travel. The Prize recognises that the technologies to power flights based truly on zero carbon renewable energy are within our grasps...
What's the Prize?
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First to complete the Freedom Flight will earn a place in aviation history. The winning team will also take the Prize Fund, anticipated to be in £million's by the time the challenge is met.

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Read our latest paper from one of our panel experts

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Find out how to enter
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Freedom Flight Prize is an initiative led by Carbon Footprint Ltd, the climate change solutions provider.

Find out more by visiting www.carbonfootprint.com

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