Sustainable aviation fuel was supposed to help airlines reduce their dependence on oil. The Iran war has exposed how far aviation is from that reality.
Making green jet fuel from carbon dioxide and water is no longer theoretical. The only problem is how to scale it to service airlines and meet binding mandates.
Singapore’s new passenger levy sends a message to the aviation world: Sustainable fuels are no longer optional. But can a tax alone jumpstart a struggling green fuel market?
Another major airline is raising concerns about the slow ramp-up of greener jet fuels and warning that decarbonization could slip out of reach. Is this crunch time for aviation’s climate commitments?
Everyone in aviation agrees emissions need to fall, but they seem disagree on how to get there. If airlines, governments, and manufacturers don’t work together, 2050’s net-zero goal risks staying out of reach.
Airline CEOs pushing for delays without significantly investing more in the production of greener jet fuels themselves seems like a missed opportunity.