Global Aircraft GHG Deal Underscores Environmentalist Split On Biofuel

A new international deal setting an “aspirational” goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from global aviation by 2050 -- matching the Biden administration’s existing U.S. objective -- underscores the likely major role for biofuels to meet the target, but also highlights a deep divide between environmentalists over the merits of such fuels. Member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Oct. 7 agreed to set a “collective long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero carbon emissions by...