Airlines need 30-fold increase in sustainable jet fuel to meet 2030 climate targets

To reach 2030 climate targets, airlines will need to increase their consumption of sustainable aviation fuel more than 30-fold.

First covered Jun 13, 2026 · 5:00 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

Coverage

13d CleanTechnica Aviation Fuel Demand Doesn’t Collapse. Cheap Kerosene Growth Does. — Aviation is one of the harder transition sectors to model well because it invites two bad shortcuts. One is to assume that flying keeps growing as it did in…

13d via Bluesky Global Air Travel Surges While Switch to Clean Jet Fuel Lags — To reach 2030 climate targets, airlines will need to increase their consumption of sustainable aviation fuel more than 30-fold.

Discussion

Bluesky: @mariagallucci.bsky.social Maria Gallucci · 500d ago · 46 ♥ Two recent grim numbers in the quest to decarbonize air travel: Flights jumped 10% last year (reaching an all-time high), while use of cleaner jet fuel (SAF) missed industry expectations, reaching just 0.3% of all jet fuel. We break it down here (gift link):…

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