Large corporations can buy down the cost of direct air capture that's about 200 times more than other offset programmes. I just wonder about retail travellers, if that's the best use of their funds or a the that 15 or 20 dollars per flight might be better spent on the offsets of to day. Sometimes i'll double buy them cause i'm not sure that they're a hundred % effective, so i'll spend 30 dollars instead of 15. So is this the best way to direct retail consumer dollars a? Well, i think thinking about it in terms of the best when we put ourselves in a mind set of what is the bestuse of this one dollar,. The best use of that one dollar
For those of us who love to travel, climate guilt weighs heavily. Civil aviation accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and that number is going up. But while electrifying cars and trucks is already well underway, flying planes on anything other than liquid fuels remains devilishly difficult. Despite that difficulty, there are options. Sustainable aviation fuels, or SAFs, hold the most promise, as they can theoretically drop right into existing engines and infrastructure. Beyond that, a number of startups are tinkering with electric battery-powered aircraft, as well as hydrogen-powered electric planes. But how sustainable are these options, and are they really ready for prime time?
Guests:
Fred Ghatala, Director of Carbon & Sustainability, Advanced Biofuels Canada
Stephanie Searle, Fuels Program Director, ICCT
Scott Cary, Project Manager, NREL
Christina Beckman, Co-creator, Tomorrow’s Air; Vice President, Adventure Travel Trade Association
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