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Three sustainable fuels that could be the future of green aviation

Corporate Knights

When it comes to the airline industry, sustainable aviation fuel may be its ticket to a low-carbon future. In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. With the sector contributing 2.8% Biomass and municipal waste.

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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

GreenBiz

The larger commercial vehicles — such as Class 8 trucks — are more difficult to electrify due to a lack of models from manufacturers and a higher price tag than their diesel equivalent. The company has a goal to move its 700-plane airline fleet to 30 percent sustainable aviation fuel — made from bio sources instead of fossil fuels — by 2030.

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Commercial trucking's future is in the details

GreenBiz

It’s a great advertising tag line, but there are no free rides; someone always pays somewhere. The development of jet commercial aviation in the 1960s largely eliminated the passenger rail system in the U.S. That has to come from somewhere on a reliable and consistent basis or you do not get fed. Free delivery."