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Evaluating the potential role of a National Low-Carbon Fuel Standard to support sustainable aviation fuels
Investigates the integration of aviation fuels into a national low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) policy, highlighting the potential for LCFS policies to promote sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with policy design choices playing a crucial role in shaping their effectiveness.
Regulating international aviation emissions without market distortion
Models the market impacts of regional carbon taxes on airfares via two regulatory approaches, accounting by country of operator registration and accounting by country of departure.
Meeting the SAF Grand Challenge: Current and future measures to increase U.S. sustainable aviation fuel production capacity
Assesses the feasibility of meeting the administration’s SAF Grand Challenge based on resource availability, production costs, technology readiness level, and policy support.
Priorities for government spending on net-zero aviation
This study delves into the necessity of government fiscal support for decarbonizing international aviation, estimating that approximately $0.8–1.4 trillion of public investment is required to bring emerging clean aviation technologies to maturity and achieve a net-zero goal by 2050.
Towards Net-Zero Aviation State Action Plans
This briefing assesses the clarity of 17 differentiated state action plans submitted by countries around the world to meet the International Civil Aviation Organization’s goal of achieving net-zero aviation emissions by 2050.
Drawbacks of adopting a “similar” LCA methodology for U.S. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
Highlights key differences in the life-cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies used to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions from sustainable aviation fuel.
Performance Analysis of Fuel Cell Retrofit Aircraft
This white paper models a retrofit ATR 72 turboprop aircraft with hydrogen fuel cell propulsion and hydrogen storage.
Techno-economic assessment of process routes for naphthalenes control in petroleum jet fuel
Investigates two processes to reduce the concentration of naphthalenes in fossil jet fuel to abate contrails: hydrotreating and extractive distillation
A roadmap for decarbonizing California in-state aviation emissions
Assesses how policies could increase the contribution of sustainable aviation fuel and zero-emission planes to the state’s decarbonization efforts
ICAO’s 2050 net-zero CO2 goal for international aviation
Analyzes the ICAO commitment to creating a global net-zero CO2 aviation sector by 2050
