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Virgin's SAF Transatlantic Flight is COP28 Prelude

The air transport industry aims to demonstrate SAF's potential as political skepticism surrounds UN gathering in the UAE

A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flew from London to New York on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel — The Fiscal Year 2024 FAA appropriations bills include multiple funding sources to bolster sustainability efforts, including research to increase the development and production of SAF. © Air bp

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

November 28, 2023

The United Nations COP28 meeting that convenes in the UAE on Thursday for a two-week session is widely expected to confront the latest assessments that the world is making insufficient progress in reducing the impact of climate change. The International Energy Agency’s recently published update to its Net Zero Roadmap warned that the pathway to limiting global warming to no more than a 1.5-degree Celsius increase over pre-industrial levels is narrowing but still navigable with the right combination of technology, investment, and political will.

The COP28 delegates are expected to agree on further measures to fast-track the introduction of decarbonized energy sources in all aspects of human activity, including aviation. But with widespread skepticism about the outcomes of an event hosted by one of the world’s top-10 oil-producing nations, pressure will likely increase for the actions of industries like air transport to speak louder than the carefully nuanced words of political leaders.

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