In May 2024, the Emirates Group became an industrial partner of the Aviation Impact Accelerator, based at the University of Cambridge. The partnership marks Emirates’ first $200 million sustainability fund investment for R&D projects focused on reducing the impact of fossil fuels in commercial aviation. In the same month, the group took delivery of sustainable aviation fuel from Shell Aviation to power some of its flights at London Heathrow Airport. In the 2023/24 financial year, the airline’s green operating procedures and other initiatives helped reduce fuel burn by more than 48,000 tonnes and carbon emissions by over 151,000 tonnes.