"Most in the aviation industry, even if only through self-interest, are on board with the theory. Of the identified emissions cuts needed for carbon neutrality, 70% rely on sustainable aviation fuels, or SAF. Without it, says Tim Alderslade, of Airlines UK, we cannot get anywhere near net zero by 2050. This year, the first steps were imposed by mandate in the EU and the UK, requiring 2% of jet fuel to be sustainable by 2030, that reaches 6% in the EU and 10% in Britain."
"A fissure is developing between those that have secured sources of SAF and invested in technologies, and others with a ferocious eye on the bottom line. Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, dismisses SAF as nonsense. He says: It is all gradually dying a death, which is what it deserves to do. We have just about met our 2% mandate. There is no possibility of meeting 6% by 2030; 10%, not a hope in hell."
Francesco de Pinedo completed a pioneering waters-only flight across Asia and Australia a century ago, landing in Rome after seven months with 80 water takeoffs and landings. Modern aviation pursues sustainability through green fuels that are still scarce and costly. Seventy percent of identified emissions reductions for carbon neutrality depend on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), making SAF central to net-zero ambitions. The EU and the UK have mandated 2% SAF by 2030, rising to 6% in the EU and 10% in Britain. Airlines doubt supply and price, creating a split between carriers that secured SAF and those focused on near-term costs, while executives voice scepticism about meeting 2030 and 2050 targets.
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