How Jet Fuel Is Made From Trash | WSJ

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Sustainable aviation fuel – or SAF – helps cut down air travel’s carbon emissions. SAF is seeing a large surge in investment that could fuel its growth after the industry has spent years trying to take off with efforts to decarbonize flights.

WSJ takes a look at the SAF supply problem, and how airlines and the government are pumping money into the low-carbon fuel sector to help get this industry off the ground.

0:00 Jet fuel from garbage
0:57 SAF, explained
1:42 Fulcrum BioEnergy
3:42 SAF’s supply problem
6:32 SAF’s cost problem

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