In October 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents the global commercial aviation industry, and Airlines for America, a U.S. industry trade group for all the major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers, announced their members' commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Achieving this goal, however, will be a difficult challenge. Aviation is a difficult sector to decarbonize. The strategy with the most promise for substantially reducing the sector’s carbon footprint in the near and medium term is expanding the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

This four-part article series will cover an introduction to SAF, federal legislation advancing its use, corporate partnerships to promote its growth, and increasing capacity and use for SAF globally.

An Introduction to Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Grand Challenge and Federal Legislation Seek to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Corporations, Nonprofits, and Airlines Cooperate to Expand Sustainable Aviation Fuels Use and Capacity

Sustainable Aviation Fuel on the Global Climate Agenda

 

 

 

Other Sustainable Aviation Content

 

 

Fact Sheet | The Growth in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Commercial Aviation (2019, revised in 2022)