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UK launches Google AI trial to cut contrails in Shanwick

8/20/2026

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The United Kingdom will run a trial in Shanwick airspace to adjust flight altitudes and cut contrails.
British controllers will ask pilots to deviate up to 2,000 feet using Google AI.
Keir Mather, the UK aviation minister, said the government will fund over half of the £5 million study.
Contrails.org estimates contrails add 1-2 % of man-made warming, with Shanwick responsible for about 5 % of that impact.

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The United Kingdom will run a trial in Shanwick airspace to adjust flight altitudes and cut contrails.
British controllers will ask pilots to deviate up to 2,000 feet using Google AI.
Keir Mather, the UK aviation minister, said the government will fund over half of the £5 million study.
Contrails.org estimates contrails add 1-2 % of man-made warming, with Shanwick responsible for about 5 % of that impact.