How aviation is gambling on SAF to deliver on its net zero goals

James Murray
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Aircraft Landing at London's Gatwick Airport | Credit: iStock
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Aircraft Landing at London's Gatwick Airport | Credit: iStock

Gatwick expansion has been approved on the assumption aviation can curb its emissions, but as two new reports this week reveal, plans to deliver sustainable aviation fuels at scale face considerable challenges

Confirmation from the government last weekend that it will approve the expansion of Gatwick Airport came with some important, if highly contentious, assurances. Well-placed sources that "any airport expansion...

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