Sustainable aviation fuels are widely considered to be an essential, albeit interim, solution to the aviation industry’s impending emissions crisis. A decade since such fuels made their debut, they’re still blighted by low availability and prohibitively high costs, as Selwyn Parker reports.
As the world’s airlines embark on their commitment to a zero-emission strategy by 2050, suppliers of renewable aviation fuel are racing to boost production to plug a yawning gap – but despite a flurry of recent activity, many believe they’re losing the race.