Overview
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is produced from sustainable feedstocks including used cooking oil, agricultural residues, municipal waste, and even captured CO2 combined with green hydrogen. SAF can reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 80% compared to conventional jet fuel. Airlines and governments are setting ambitious SAF blending mandates. While currently more expensive than fossil jet fuel, scaling production and policy support are narrowing the cost gap. SAF is considered the most viable near-term path to decarbonize aviation.
Tags
aviationbiofuelsdecarbonizationclean transport
Economic Impact
Medium Impact
Projected $15B market by 2030, with mandates driving rapid production scale-up.
Emerged
2018
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Policy
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Commitments by nations and companies to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions.