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We should mandate that aviation fuel is 10% carbon neutral. And then steadily up that fraction yearly. How they satisfy that is up to them - synthetic fuels g
by mhandley 7y ago
We should mandate that aviation fuel is 10% carbon neutral. And then steadily up that fraction yearly. How they satisfy that is up to them - synthetic fuels generated using solar/wind, biofuels, or whatever. The point is that we're not going to be able to replace liquid fuels for long-haul aviation, so we both need to factor in the increased cost of carbon-neutral fuels and at the same time provide a market that stimulates investment.
For many routes, if we did this, aircraft would perhaps not be price-competitive with rail. So be it.
- neoeldex 7y agoWe should mandate taxes are paid on fuel, they dump fuel before landing. Which has a worse impact on the greenhouse effect.
- mhandley 7y agoThey don't dump fuel, except when they need to land in an emergency and don't want to risk landing overweight. This is a tiny fraction of the greenhouse effect caused by aviation, so taxing it wouldn't make any real difference.