Airlines are committed to reducing their carbon footprint, and sustainable aviation fuel is the only way they can do it and keep growing.
The aviation industry faces substantial challenges to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and improve environmental sustainability in the face of rapid growth. The International Air Transport Association expects the number of flights in 2019 to be 40 million worldwide, with growth in jet-fuel demand estimated at 3 billion gallons per year. Simultaneously, the industry has declared a desire to freeze emissions and achieve carbon-neutral growth by 2020.
Fuel is the largest cost for the aviation industry, and while SAF is relatively new and now coming into real market conditions, its adoption will enable the airline industry to move away from the petroleum sources upon which the world has up to now relied. In addition, the United States department of defense has explored sources of sustainable biofuel to offset dependence on foreign energy sources.
You have a choice in aviation fuels and can make a difference today by flying with the sustainable alternative to petroleum-based jet fuels. Since 2011, Gevo has been producing renewable bio jet fuel that not only has zero sulphur emissions, but also enhanced thermal stability and higher energy density. Ask your Fuel Manager and FBO to source Sustainable Aviation Fuel.