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Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,

Agradeço a todos por se terem reunido nesta bela ilha de São Miguel para discutir um assunto da maior importância como a aviação regional sustentável.

Dear friends,

This Forum arrives on the heels of the hottest year on record.

A carbon-free future is the only way forward.

And the aviation sector can help deliver this future.

Aviation is foundational to our world — connecting people, creating jobs, and sustaining economies.  

But it’s also one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize.

It accounts for 2 per cent of global emissions.

The message is clear.

The aviation industry must transition from fossil fuels, and embrace a clean energy future.

This Forum is an opportunity to showcase how this sector can step up and lead our world towards a carbon-neutral future.  

The ideas and solutions being discussed here help point the way.

Developing and applying clean fuel sources on a global scale.

Enacting smart economic policies and regulations that can support a just and equitable transition — including carbon pricing, low-carbon fuel standards and subsidies for sustainable aviation fuels.

And universally aligning with the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Assembly’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 — not through offsets, but by actually reducing emissions.

The scale of the climate crisis demands that all countries, sectors and companies find real solutions that address the problem.  

Let’s speed-up the clean energy revolution our world needs — with aviation at the forefront.