Today in Biofuels OPinion: “Biofuel [for flight] would be certified by the end of next year.”

From the International Air Transport Association: “Paul Steele, who heads IATA’s environmental initiatives, told reporters in New Delhi biofuel would be certified “by the end of next year“. Certification is widely regarded as a first technical step that could eliminate some of the investment uncertainties clouding the use of high quality biofuels in aviation. IATA estimates aviation biofuel could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent “on a full carbon life-cycle basis” and that it would save 600 kilogrammes (176 pounds) of emissions per flight on a Boeing 747-400 plane. Steele said recent flight tests by carriers intended to “decouple traffic growth from emissions growth” had shown biofuel and traditional fuel could be successfully blended without changes to aircraft engines.”

From the Natural Resources Defense Council: “New economic analysis shows that comprehensive clean energy and climate policies would create jobs, increase consumers’ income and strengthen the U.S. economy as a whole. Based on collaborative research by the University of Illinois, Yale University and the University of California, the new study clearly demonstrates that comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation would limit pollution and create incentives to drive large-scale investments in clean energy and energy efficiency. According to the analysis, these investments will create up to 78,000 jobs in Florida and as many as 1.9 million jobs nationally by 2020.”

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