Airline Boss: UK Needs 100 Times More ‘Green’ Fuel for Net Zero Mandate

Virgin Atlantic’s CEO has said that the industry needs at least 100 times more domestically produced “green” jet fuel to meet the government’s net zero mandate. Speaking at the Sustainable Skies World Summit on May 15, Shai Weiss said that a “radical collaboration” is needed. In April, the government announced measures that mean 10 percent of all jet fuel will need to come from “sustainable aviation fuels” (SAFs) made from household waste, industrial gases, and used cooking oil in six years. The mandate, which is subject to parliamentary approval and will come into force in January 2025, will be one of the first in the world to be put into law....