Städtische Abfälle könnten kohlenstoffarmen Flugtreibstoff liefern und die Luftfahrtemissionen um bis zu 90 % senken

A new way to fly cleaner may be hiding in your garbage bin. Scientists have found that municipal solid waste, including food scraps and discarded packaging, could become a major feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), drastically cutting carbon emissions from air travel.

Aviation accounts for around 2.5 percent of global carbon emissions, and demand for air travel is set to double by 2040.

While electric cars are taking off, planes have no easy path to decarbonization. That’s where SAF steps in, the fuels made from renewable or waste-based materials that can replace conventional jet fuel without engine modifications.