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Boeing, the airplane manufacturer, said it would start delivering commercial airplanes that can fly on 100% biofuel by 2030. The company called the transition from fossil fuels and avoiding environmental degradation the “challenge of our lifetime.”
The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) reports that commercial flying is responsible for 2% of global carbon emissions and 12% of transport emissions.
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“Our industry and customers are committed to addressing climate change, and sustainable aviation fuels are the safest and most measurable solution to reduce aviation carbon emissions in the coming decades,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Stan Deal. “We’re committed to working with regulators, engine companies and other key stakeholders to ensure our airplanes and eventually our indust
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Boeing to ensure all aircraft can use 100% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030
Boeing committed (22-Jan-2021) to ensure all its commercial aircraft are capable and certified to use 100% sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) by 2030.
Boeing Commercial Planes to Completely Switch to Sustainable Aviation Fuels by 2030
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American airplane giant Boeing has announced that the company is setting a target to advance the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation, committing that its commercial airplanes will be capable and certified to fly on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.
Boeing has previously conducted successful test flights replacing petroleum jet fuel with 100 per cent sustainable fuels to address the urgent challenge of climate change, the company said in a statement on Friday.
According to the Air Transport Action Group, the US Department of Energy and several other scientific studies, sustainable aviation fuels reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80 per cent over the fuel s life cycle with the potential to reach 100 per cent in the future, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Boeing has previously conducted successful test flights replacing petroleum jet fuel with 100% sustainable fuels to address the urgent challenge of climate change.
According to the Air Transport Action Group, U.S. Department of Energy and several other scientific studies, sustainable aviation fuels reduce CO
2 emissions by up to 80% over the fuel s life cycle with the potential to reach 100% in the future. Today, sustainable aviation fuels are mixed directly with conventional jet fuel up to a 50/50 blend the maximum allowed under current fuel specifications. In order to meet aviation s commitment for reducing carbon emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2050, airplanes need the capability to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuels well before 2050.