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Some airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuel. Michael H/Stone Collection/Getty Images

February 21, 2023

The future of flight in a net‑zero‑carbon world: 9 scenarios, lots of sustainable aviation fuel

Candelaria Bergero, University of California, Irvine and Steve Davis, University of California, Irvine

Airlines are investing in sustainable biofuel startups and starting to uses alternative fuels, including cooking oil, ag waste and corn ethanol. But biofuels alone won’t be enough, research shows.

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March 3, 2021

We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Matthew William Jones, University of East Anglia; Pierre Friedlingstein, University of Exeter; Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Rob Jackson, Stanford University, and Steve Davis, University of California, Irvine

The global pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in global emissions. But this is likely to rebound as economies start to recover.

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