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?

Virgin Airways aircraft at Perth International Airport in Perth, Australia on April 29, 2020. AAP Image/Richard Wainwright

News Analysis

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.”