Is it possible to fly to New York without emitting CO2?

(Transport and Environment, 29 Apr 2022) T&E president Arie Bleijenberg looks into whether a passenger today can to fly to New York without emitting CO2. Is e-kerosene the answer?

Last year, a friend came to me with an interesting request. They wanted to fly to New York, without emitting CO2. This person wanted to use e-kerosene for her part of the fuel burned and was prepared to pay all the extra costs. I was asked where to purchase the e-kerosene and what the price would be. This started my surprising journey.

First the easy part. Roughly 400 litres of fuel is burned for one passenger on a roundtrip from Amsterdam to New York. From engineering studies, I learned that the costs of green synthetic kerosene would be around €3 per litre, compared to €0.50 for the fossil stuff. As a result, the green ticket costs thousands of euros more than the dirty one.

Then came the difficult part. Until now only one production plant for green kerosene is operational in Europe. This company offers it at a price of €20 euros per litre. They told me the high price is because they operate a small-scale experimental facility. They also informed me that all of their planned production is already close to sold.

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Transport and Environment, 29 Apr 2022: Is it possible to fly to New York without emitting CO2?

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