Africa is emerging as a key player in the push for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, as global aviation aims for net-zero emissions by 2050. Backed by new policies and major development bank investments, partnerships with ICAO are helping countries build the technical capacity and infrastructure needed to scale cleaner aviation energy.
As global aviation charts a path toward a greener future, a growing coalition of governments and development banks is betting that Africa could play a pivotal role in producing the cleaner fuels that airlines will need in the decades ahead.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the U.N. agency that governs global air travel, has set an ambitious vision for 2050: air transport that is accessible to all, free of fatalities, and achieves net-zero carbon emissions. Much of that climate progress hinges on a single piece of the puzzle — Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF.
Experts say SAF could deliver more than half of the emissions reductions the industry needs. But today, production is heavily concentrated in a few regions, and output remains far below demand. That imbalance is drawing renewed attention to Africa, where abundant agricultural and waste resources could be converted into clean aviation fuel, creating new industries and jobs along the way.https://eturbonews.com/africa-emerges-as-a-new-frontier-in-the-race-to-produce-clean-aviation-fuel/
