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Opinion: Does Suncor — an urban pollutor — need hospice or rehab?

Denver Post 26 Sep 2023
In addition, a successful hospice plan must include managing pain associated with finding alternative sources of asphalt and jet fuel ... Suncor has on the climate, local communities, and public health? If we cannot live without Suncor, then we need to consider the next alternative.
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Galp and Mitsui to invest $638m in biofuels and green hydrogen

Offshore Technology 25 Sep 2023
HVO can be used as an alternative to fossil diesel fuel for vehicles with internal combustion engines, with SAF increasingly being used as a lower-carbon alternative to jet fuel in aircraft ... diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, fuel oil, naphtha, jet fuel, bitumen and sulphur.
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Portugal's Galp to invest $426 mln in biofuels with Japan's Mitsui

Reuters 25 Sep 2023
SAFs are an alternative to traditional jet fuel aimed at being more environmentally-friendly as they help replace dirtier petroleum products while providing new uses for waste ... Sustainable MarketscategorySustainable fuel targets will be challenge for aviation industry - Scholz.
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GS Caltex supplies renewable jet fuel to Korean Air's cargo plane

Korea Times 05 Sep 2023
It is the first time for a Korean refiner to bring sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from overseas for the use of the renewable jet fuel in a domestic aircraft ... SAF is a renewable aviation fuel that provides a more sustainable alternative to conventional, fossil-based jet fuel.
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Qantas to secure new planes from Airbus, Boeing

Reuters 24 Aug 2023
Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) on Thursday announced an order for 24 widebody aircraft, the final piece of the company's jet fleet renewal program ... Global airline companies have been struggling hard to cut down on emissions and are looking for alternatives to traditional jet kerosene fuels.
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Got tech to slash aviation emissions? Salesforce, JetBlue and Qantas want to know

GreenBiz 24 Aug 2023
Salesforce and a group of other companies — including Deloitte, JetBlue, Qantas Airways, Breakthrough Energy and sustainable fuel provider World Energy — on Thursday launched an initiative to accelerate the work of entrepreneurs in aviation ... The market for low-carbon alternatives to jet fuel is immature.
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Another Voice: Extravagances of the ultra-rich should not be subsidized

The Buffalo News 19 Aug 2023
Markey’s plan to increase the excise tax on private jet fuel would generate more than $1.8 billion annually for transit alternatives ... They will assert that imposing a fuel tax on luxury jets will harm jobs while ignoring the fact that taxing such jets, and investing in transit ...
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Spanish researchers get biofuel from orange peels

Fresh Plaza 14 Aug 2023
Eco fuels and biofuels are liquid fuels that are neutral or ... The research shows that these oils are a viable alternative for blending with jet fuels up to 15%, without any significant inconvenience to their performance, and comply with all the requirements of aviation regulations.
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Boeing 757 at Miami airport with fuel truck, Dec 2016
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Boeing says Brazil could be top sustainable aviation fuel player

Reuters 09 Aug 2023
"Boeing already is one of the world's largest buyers of sustainable aviation fuel," he noted. While radical technological change is deemed key to cutting aviation emissions, the sector's main focus has been on fuels that can be used in existing jet engines, such as plant or waste-based SAF and synthetic alternatives.
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Why not tax private jets out of existence?

West Hawaii Today 08 Aug 2023
Markey’s plan to increase the excise tax on private jet fuel would generate more than $1.8 billion annually for transit alternatives ... They will assert that imposing a fuel tax on luxury jets will harm jobs while ignoring the fact that taxing such jets, and investing in ...
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It’s time to tax private jets to pay for climate change mitigation

Bangor Daily News 08 Aug 2023
Markey’s plan to increase the excise tax on private jet fuel would generate more than $1.8 billion annually for transit alternatives ... They will assert that imposing a fuel tax on luxury jets will harm jobs while ignoring the fact that taxing such jets, and investing in transit ...
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Commentary: Why not tax private jets out of existence?

Hastings Tribune 04 Aug 2023
Markey’s plan to increase the excise tax on private jet fuel would generate more than $1.8 billion annually for transit alternatives ... They will assert that imposing a fuel tax on luxury jets will harm jobs while ignoring the fact that taxing such jets, and investing in transit ...
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Exclusive: Honeywell India President says sustainable aviation fuel holds immense promise in revolutionising air transportation

Financial Express 31 Jul 2023
To address this challenge, Honeywell is spearheading game-changing initiatives like Sustainable Aviation Fuel ... As the aviation industry seeks ways to reduce carbon emissions and embrace sustainability, SAF emerges as a compelling alternative to traditional petroleum-based jet fuel.
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Harnessing Synthetic Biology to Make Sustainable Alternatives to Petroleum Products

Technology Org 28 Jul 2023
Visolis is working to the production of everything from rubber to jet fuel through synthetic biology alternatives ... The startup Visolis, founded by MIT alumnus Deepak Dugar, is using synthetic biology to decarbonize the production of everything from jet fuel to rubber to skin care ... From rubber to jet fuels.
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Aviation Capital Group Announces Investment in United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight FundSM

The Joplin Globe 25 Jul 2023
SAF is an alternative to conventional jet fuel that, on a lifecycle basis, reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with air travel compared to conventional jet fuel alone ... SAF, which currently must be blended with conventional jet fuel to meet regulatory requirements for ...

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