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Stand-off between airlines and oil groups threatens net zero flying | Sustainable air fuel market stalls as airlines want lower prices while oil groups reluctant to produce without long-term orders (www.ft.com)
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The basic problem is that "sustainable" aviation fuels, if based on biofuels, would substantially compete with food production. This limits their scale pretty significantly, so they can't easily scale up to the levels that the airline industry wants, which means that the cost will remain quite high.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (11 children)

Are there really people who believe in "sustainable airplane fuel"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (10 children)

Yes, I'm one.

Like most things, not one thing will fix a problem. SAF is one piece that measurable makes our situation better. The fact you can possibly fly on a plane today partially with SAF is an amazing achievement and the result of lots of hard work by lots of people trying to make a positive difference.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago (9 children)

What is it made of?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

That is a very important question. SAF is a name for a bunch of different fuels produced from sustainable sources. I posted a larger reply to the main article that details some of the input feedstocks which answers your question here.

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