Sustainable Aviation Fuels for Decarbonizing Air Travel
Abstract
This article examines possibilities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aviation through alternative aviation fuels with lower life cycle emissions. After discussing various technological options for such fuels, the article considers how various policies in the United States and other countries affect their production and usage. The article also outlines a possible policy mechanism for reducing the carbon intensity of aviation fuel and highlights important questions that must be addressed to increase the use of low-carbon fuels.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 194–215
- Publication date
- 1 June 2026
- Language
- EN