Airplane and engine manufacturers have been pretty good at making efficiency improvements over the years. But international aviation is growing rapidly. Without decisive action, the sector’s emissions will double or even triple between now and 2050.
One immediate solution on offer is sustainable aviation fuel or SAF for short. But how green is it?
In this episode, ST Climate Editor David Fogarty talks to Sami Jauhiainen, Regional Vice President of Renewable Aviation at Neste, a Finnish refining company. It recently expanded its operations in Singapore and is now a major producer of SAF.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:11 What is sustainable aviation fuel and how is it produced?
4:14 Does Neste use any food crops to produce the fuel?
9:07 Current global demand for SAF
11:59 Environmental benefits and emissions reductions from using SAF
18:07 The current cost of SAF? How will costs come down?
Produced by: David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Louis, Hadyu Rahim and Paxton Pang
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Follow Green Pulse Podcast here and rate us:
Channel: https://str.sg/JWaf
Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWaY
Spotify: https://str.sg/JWag
Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/J6EV
Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
Comments to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Follow David Fogarty on X: https://str.sg/JLM6
Read his articles: https://str.sg/JLMu
—
Discover more ST podcast channels:
COE observation: https://str.sg/iTtE
In your opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt
Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7
Health check: https://str.sg/JWaN
Green pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf
Your money and your career: https://str.sg/wB2m
ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE
#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad
Music laboratory: https://str.sg/w9TX
Discover ST podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
—
Special Edition Series:
Asian True Crimes (new): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of Southeast Asia (5 episodes): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 episodes): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop the Scams (10 episodes): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore’s war against Covid (5 episodes): https://str.sg/wuJa
—
Follow our shows if you like short, practical podcasts!