Sustainable Aviation Fuel: In the Pipeline, or a Pipe Dream?

Air NZ has already abandoned its 2030 emissions reduction target citing issues with sustainable jet fuel. Will the tech ever be viable?
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: In the Pipeline, or a Pipe Dream?
Virgin Airways aircraft at Perth International Airport in Perth, Australia on April 29, 2020. AAP Image/Richard Wainwright
Rex Widerstrom
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The international aviation industry has set an aspirational goal to reach net zero carbon by 2050 and backs sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as “the best near-term opportunity to meet these goals.”
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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