Moves by the airlines to cut their emissions could come at a heavy cost to consumers.
safeguard mechanism, which came into effect in July, limits the greenhouse gases from large industrial facilities to reduce emissions to 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero by 2050.
“The technology is not the problem — actually making sustainable aviation fuel is not the problem. Economics is the problem.”Bennett called sustainable jet fuel the “slingshot” to net-zero because it produces 80 per cent less pollution than conventional options.Credit:But the environmentally friendly fuel is two-to-five times more expensive than commercial jet fuel because it is not produced in Australia.
“Public policy will need to play a very significant role if the transition from current jet fuel over to sustainable aviation fuel is to happen at an affordable price,” Bennett said.
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