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Portugal Rolls Out Private Aviation Carbon-emissions Tax - “According to aviation industry data clearinghouse Ops Group, while a typical 250-seat airliner flying between Lisbon and Newark Airport in New Jersey will pay a €500 surcharge, a Gulfstream G650 on the same route will pay four times that amount, despite the airliner’s much greater fuel burn.” Source: AIN New Legislation Aimed To “Make The Rich Pay For The Public Costs of Private Jet Pollution - "Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) announced the introduction of the Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax (FATCAT) Act, legislation that would increase fuel taxes for private jet travel from the current $0.22 to $1.95 per gallon—the equivalent of an estimated $200 per metric ton of a private jet’s CO2 emissions—and remove existing fuel tax exemptions for logging and oil or gas exploration.” Source: Ed Markey, US Senator for Massachusetts First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Batches Certified Under CORSIA - “The nine batches, totaling 1,542 tonnes, were certified by International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) and Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB). The fuels were produced in China (ECOCHEM), the Netherlands (Neste), and the United States (World Energy). They were produced from wastes and are characterized by 75% to 84% lower CO2 emissions compared to conventional aviation fuels.” Source: ICAO How Lufthansa Is Using 4D Flight Information To Cut CO2 Emissions - New ADS-C EPP (Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract Extended Projected Profile) avionics to help reduce emissions through more accurate flight path information. The additional information will help air traffic controllers better optimize the traffic in the airspace. Source: Simple Flying Willis Lease Finance Undertakes New eSAF Project in UK - “Willis Lease Finance Corp., a leading lessor of commercial-aircraft engines and provider of global aviation-service operations for more than 45 years, announced an innovative project to develop and produce power-to-liquid (PtL) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)”. Source: Biobased Diesel Daily Sustainable Aviation Fuel Startup Breaks Ground on Moses Lake Plant - “Climate Innovation Fund-backed SAF producer, Twelve, breaks ground on a facility in Lake Moses, Washington. When completed, the plant will turn biomass “syngas” into jet fuel.” Source: Seattle Times
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