Environmentalists deride ‘sustainable’ jet fuel

The environmental group Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) in a new report is attacking the Biden administration’s plan to slash greenhouse gases from aviation by using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), saying the raw materials for the fuel are in most cases unsustainable, and not available in sufficient quantity anyway. The administration's strategy relies on SAF, a biofuel made from various feedstocks, to provide liquid fuel for aircraft. Aviation remains one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize, given the need...