Accelerating the phase in of electric aircraft in Norway: Possible societal impacts and policy instruments

Given the ambitious climate goals set by Norwegian authorities, and given the desire to maintain current air travel activity, one of the solutions for achieving the goal may be to start replacing conventional aircraft with zero-emission aircraft over the next ten years. With an attempt to speed up the phasing in of electric planes on a route in Norway, the Bergen–Stavanger (BGO–SVG) seems like a promising case. The report concludes that investing in a demonstration case for electric planes between Bergen and Stavanger can be expected to have greater net benefits than not investing.