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The UK government said new plans to curb the aviation sector’s carbon output should mean aircraft emissions never again exceed
levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic.
Improvements to the existing aviation system, including a targeted 2% annual gain in fuel efficiency and steps to modernise airspace to shorten routes, should mean 2019 is remembered as the peak year for emissions, according to the Jet Zero blueprint.
Among other measures, the government set a goal of having at least five commercial-scale plants for the
production of so-called sustainable aviation fuel under construction by 2025, and said it will impose a requirement for at least 10% of jet fuel to be in the form of SAF by 2030.
SAF projects will be bolstered by access to a £165 million ($198 million) advanced-fuels fund under the new strategy, which was
unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow southwest of London and is part of a wider plan to achieve net zero emissions across the UK economy by 2050.
The Jet Zero initiative
confirms moves to commit UK domestic aviation to achieving net zero by 2040, with zero-emission routes connecting cities by 2030. Britain also pledged support for aircraft development, carbon markets and greenhouse gas-removal technologies.