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A plane fueled by fat and sugar has crossed the Atlantic Ocean (wapo.st)

submitted 11 months ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/science@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/4426053

While it's easy to dismiss this as a stunt, history suggests stunts are necessary to shift mindset. This flight alone solves nothing, but it will hopefully move the needle.

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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

it suffers from a chicken-and-egg problem: Airlines don’t want to buy SAF because it can be several times more expensive than standard aviation fuel

Only because we refuse to tax carbon, and increasingly subsidize fossil fuels.

Clean alternatives will be much more competitive once carbon is properly taxed, and we stop subsidizing polluting industries.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 11 months ago

It is worse for jet fuel. The EU doesn't tax jet fuel at all. The USA does tax jet fuel, but only at 28¢ a gallon.