What is sustainable aviation fuel and how is it made?
Nov 29, 2023 · Flights are huge sources of emissions, but airlines could cut their carbon footprints by transitioning to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAF is a type of biofuel – meaning it is made from plant or animal materials rather than fossil fuels – and it has the potential to cut aviation's greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared with ...
Here's how innovation can accelerate sustainable aviation | World ...
Aug 24, 2023 · Aviation accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions and, with air travel projected to increase, these emissions are poised to escalate. At the core of aviation's decarbonization efforts is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which is key to helping reshape the industry's path for emissions reduction in the short to medium term.
3 key moves towards a more sustainable future for aviation
Mar 12, 2024 · A sustainable aviation fuel levy will kick-start Singapore’s local market The airshow started with a policy bang: the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore announced that from 2026 a new passenger levy would be introduced to support …
Clean Skies for Tomorrow: Sustainable Aviation Fuels as a Pathway …
Nov 11, 2020 · The World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow coalition recognises that the most immediate action to achieve carbon-neutral flying is the investment in, and rapid scale-up, of sustainable aviation fuel production and use. This foundational report demonstrates the feasibility, scalability and potential cost of different technological ...
Scaling Up Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply | World Economic …
Mar 13, 2024 · This report provides key actions stakeholders along the entire aviation value chain should take to move towards 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030 and subsequent sector decarbonization by 2050. It showcases critical technologies for scaling up SAF, examines the limitations and barriers constraining cost and supply, and discusses the optimal global …
Transforming airports to fuel sustainable aviation
Aug 10, 2023 · Sustainable aviation fuel and Scope 3 emissions: Focusing on the scale-up of at least 300 SAF plants by 2030. Financing: Working on de-risking and upscaling innovative sustainable finance solutions for airports. Blue Skies Pioneers: Partnering with UpLink to create a start-up challenge inviting new innovative firms to join the Forum community. “
How to scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the next decade
Jan 10, 2023 · Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production shows how the same key drivers can be applied to the SAF industry to enable its exponential growth. The SAF industry displays all hallmarks of the early-stage exponential growth patterns observed in other renewable energy industries, specifically solar and wind electricity generation, battery storage ...
Could Chinese hot pot fuel your next flight? - The World Economic …
Dec 6, 2024 · China is emerging as a major player in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) due to abundant feedstocks, low production costs and rapid renewable energy growth. While China currently relies on used cooking oil for SAF, it must explore alternatives such as alcohol-to-jet and power-to-liquid fuels due to feedstock limitations.
Clean Skies for Tomorrow Leaders: 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel …
Geneva, Switzerland, 22 September 2021 – Today, 60 companies in the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition – whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) – achieved a milestone on the path to net-zero emissions by 2050 by working together to power global aviation with 10% SAF by 2030.
Sustainable aviation fuel: Airbus flies using cooking oil | World ...
Apr 11, 2022 · As with so many sustainable and renewable energy sources, SAF still comes at a high cost: sustainable aviation fuel currently costs around four times as much as conventional jet fuel. As a result, supplies are limited, with production currently estimated at less than 0.1% of global jet fuel consumption. Even the expected increase to about 3% of ...