Research demonstrates pathway to sustainably produce biojet fuel domestically, meet country’s growing aviation fuel demand.
Research demonstrates pathway to sustainably produce biojet fuel domestically, meet country’s growing aviation fuel demand.
Every day, 45,000 planes fly across the United States, carrying some 1.7 million passengers. Aviation dominates a frequent traveler’s individual contribution to climate change, and yet it is one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize.
The United States is the largest contributor to aviation carbon dioxide emissions in the world and is responsible for more than a quarter of all carbon dioxide emitted from flying.
But what if we could make all U.S. air travel nearly emissions free? What if we could replace carbon-intensive jet fossil fuels with a cleaner alternative: biojet fuels derived from rain-fed grass grown in the U.S.?
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