Airlines Push Green Jet Fuel in New York as Trump Calls Climate Change a ‘Con Job’
Photo Credit: The aviation sector is heavily involved in New York climate week. The Climate Group
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Despite the politicizing of climate change, aviation remains a global industry and its strong presence at Climate Week New York shows how focused it is on promoting sustainable aviation fuel as its path forward.
New York Climate Week has been dominated by the aviation sector, which used the annual gathering to promote sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, as the industry’s best hope for cutting emissions.
Climate Week is a sprawling festival of more than 900 events across New York City that draws businesses, policymakers, and activists. It usually coincides with the United Nations General Assembly, when world leaders meet to debate global priorities.
This year, the backdrop was particularly tense. At the assembly, President Donald Trump dismissed climate change in a speech to world leaders.
U.S. President Trump spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.“It's the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion," he said. "All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reaso
