Feb 22, 2024

Breaking Ground: Biden hopes sustainable aviation fuel production could take flight soon

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Full decarbonization of aviation is likely a ways off, but the Inflation Reduction Act aims to subsidize the transition.

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Breaking Ground

The Biden administration’s bet on sustainable aviation fuel

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Feb 22, 2024

Right now, sustainable aviation fuel is “a drop in the bucket” compared to conventional jet fuel, but that might not be the case for long.

"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal and Samir Sukhtankar, director of operations for World Energy, a biofuels maker, look over the company’s Paramount production facility.

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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

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Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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