After automobiles, the aviation industry is looking at biofuel for future needs. Accor-ding to experts, biofuel brings down carbon dioxide emissions by almost 50 per cent and gives 15 per cent more fuel efficiency than fossil fuel.
The International Air Transport Association, which is participating in the ongoing India Aviation show, has emphasised the need to use biofuel in the aviation sector to protect the environment and fight global warming and climate change. The aviation industry contributes two per cent of the world’s man-made carbon dioxide emission, and can save up to 80 per cent on fuel costs if it utilises full potential of biofuel, according to IATA.
The IATA has also outlined steps to promote successful commercialisation of sustainable biofuel. “Alternative fuel, particularly sustainable biofuel, has been identified as one of the key elements in helping achieve the goal (to reduce CO2 emission). Biofuel derived from sustainable oil crops such as jatropha, camelina and algae or from wood and waste biomass can reduce overall carbon footprint by around 80 per cent over their full lifecycle,” says an IATA document on biofuel.
18/03/12 Syed Akbar/Deccan Chronicle
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