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Solar-powered reactor shows potential for creating jet fuel with net-zero carbon emissions

TechXplore

Increasing energy demands and problems associated with burning fossil fuels have heightened interest in more sustainable energy sources, such as sunlight. But there are still areas where carbon-based fuel remains the standard, such as in the aviation industry.

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Amazon aims to clean up aviation

GreenBiz

Amazon aims to clean up aviation. The aviation sector in a pandemic has 99 problems. The key solutions today are biofuels, only displacing a mere fraction of fossil fuels-based jet fuel, and offsets. The key solutions today are biofuels, only displacing a mere fraction of fossil fuels-based jet fuel, and offsets.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? That may seem an audacious notion from a company whose business model for well over a century has centered around bringing fossil fuels to market — and is banking on petroleum being a key, albeit declining, fuel for decades to come. Joel Makower.

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Strong Support Among Europeans for Banning Fossil Fuel Ads, Study Finds

DeSmogBlog

Almost half of people surveyed across the European Union are in favour of banning fossil fuel advertising nearly twice as many who oppose such a move, according to a new study. Allowing fossil fuel ads while at the same time trying to reduce CO2 emissions is counterproductive, said Barker.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Jet zero? Why net zero in aviation can't get off the ground

TechXplore

The airline industry is on course to miss its 2050 net zero target for aviation. Passenger numbers continue to soar, while alternatives to fossil fuels remain underdeveloped. Missing this target matters because aviation contributes significantly to climate change.

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Flying 40,000 Kilometers Without Fuel Stops—The Science Behind Climate Impulse

Hydrogen Fuel News

Aviation Technology – Bertrand Piccards Climate Impulse and the Power of Liquid Hydrogen Bertrand Piccard, a name synonymous with pioneering feats in aviation, has set his sights on redefining the future of flight with his Climate Impulse project. Right now, most hydrogen production globally relies on fossil fuels.

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