Sustainable aviation fuel production (SAF) needs to be 800 times current levels just to meet 2030 ambitions, the boss of Virgin Atlantic has warned.
Shai Weiss said he was open to the prospect of a return to Gatwick (Credit: Virgin Atlantic)
Shai Weiss said worldwide SAF projects would need to be ramped up to this level just to achieve a target for airlines to operate using a 10% SAF mix by 2030.
Weiss said 40 million tonnes would be required by 2030. “That gives you the scale of the problem,” he said.
Speaking at Airlines 2021 on Monday (22 November), the carrier’s chief executive criticised the UK government and oil company representatives for not taking part in a sustainability debate.
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