US Green Jet Fuel Production Is Still Waiting for Takeoff
It’s good for the planet and good for farmers, yet sustainable aviation fuel is struggling to gain momentum with the Trump administration.
A sample of sustainable aviation fuel produced at Neste Oyj's refinery in Singapore.
Photographer: Lauryn Ishak/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, reporter Kim Chipman unpacks the challenges in boosting US production of sustainable aviation fuel.
Four years ago, former US President Joe Biden issued a “Grand Challenge” for the country to produce 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel by decade’s end. The aim was to help decarbonize air travel while locking in a steady source of demand for US corn and soybeans as raw materials to make the biofuel.