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Airlines set the stage for green jet fuel

The airline industry is eager to increase production capacity for new sustainable option, writes Molpasorn Shoowong

Aircraft operated by Thai Airways International on the tarmac at Suvarnabhumi airport. The flag carrier wants sustainable aviation fuel to make up 5% of its overall fuel consumption by 2030. 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recommends public financing and diversifying production sources for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as strategies to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Thai carriers are hopeful regarding government support for the production of SAF.

Marie Owens Thomsen, senior vice-president for sustainability and chief economist at IATA, said the current…

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