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What sustainable aviation fuel means for the future of airline emissions | PBS News Weekend

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Ali Rogin Ali Rogin

Winston Wilde Winston Wilde

Studies estimate that air travel accounts for about 4 percent of human-induced climate change, and the UN warns that airplane emissions will triple by 2050. The aviation industry’s quest to cut emissions recently took a step forward with the world’s first airliner flight using completely sustainable fuel. The Washington Post’s climate solutions reporter Nicolás Rivero joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

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Ali Rogin is a correspondent for PBS News Weekend and a foreign affairs producer at the PBS NewsHour.

Winston Wilde is a coordinating producer at PBS News Weekend.

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