As airlines confront climate change, this retrofitted, hydrogen-powered plane was designed with hopes of beginning the “race” in the U.S. to reduce airlines’ carbon emissions.
concerns have created an existential crisis of sorts for air transport in the decades ahead.
Airlines have been announcing promises to become carbon neutral around the middle of the century, and some have invested in sustainable fuel as they defend against criticism over aviation’s role in climate change. SAFs vs. electric vs. hydrogen Policymakers see SAF as a bridge fuel — a way to reduce emissions until more dramatic breakthroughs, such as electric- or hydrogen-powered planes, are ready. Those technologies might not be widely available for airline-size planes for two or three decades.
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