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The jet cannot be carbon neutral. The operations of the jet can be if the operators choose to offset the carbon. Boom is not an airline, so it can't say whether
by kenneth 6y ago
The jet cannot be carbon neutral. The operations of the jet can be if the operators choose to offset the carbon. Boom is not an airline, so it can't say whether or not the jets will be carbon neutral.
It could contractually require buyers to offset carbon emissions but that's a dubious idea.
- azernik 6y agoCarbon offsets aren't the only way to do carbon neutrality; Boom is ensuring compatibility with synthesized fuel (they specifically mention Prometheus Fuels). This is where hydrocarbons are basically used a an energy storage medium for renewably-generated energy, extracting the CO2 from the atmosphere for fuel production and emitting it back into atmosphere when the fuel is burned.