Flying on Fumes? How Net-Zero Oil Can Fuel Flights of the Future

Every day, over 24,000 aircraft takeoff across the United States, carrying over 2.5 million passengers to destinations across the world connecting them to friends, family, and business opportunities. Combined, these daily flights require over 25,704,000 gallons of jet fuel each day, and that is just in the United States.
 
 Air travel is booming too. Unlike the early days of travel, new low-cost carriers are helping people of all socioeconomic standing see the United States and the world. Estimates show that the number of passengers will double over the next twenty years.
 
 This doubling of passengers is what led the International Energy Agency to predict that aviation will account for 15 percent of global oil demand growth over the next decade. Think about it. The average jet fills up with 3,500 gallons of jet fuel, which can cost upwards of $11,690.
 
 All that fuel has to be burned, emitting carbon dioxide as you fly. In 2018, it’s estimated that global aviation – which includes both passenger and freight – emitted 1.04 billion tons of CO2. This represented 2.5% of total global CO2 emissions in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
 
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