'The only net zero carbon option': Back power-to-liquid fuel for aviation decarbonisation, ministers urged

Cecilia Keating
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'The only net zero carbon option': Back power-to-liquid fuel for aviation decarbonisation, ministers urged

Green Alliance makes the case for government to back power-to-liquid fuel as part of its plans to decarbonise flying in the short- to medium-term

Not all sustainable aviation fuels are necessarily as sustainable as advertised, and the government should choose carefully when deciding which jet fuel alternatives it intends to support as it draws up...

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