Biden looks to lower the carbon footprint of business travel

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Biden looks to lower the carbon footprint of business travel

As the aviation industry lobbies for sustainable jet fuel, new tax breaks could help lower the carbon footprint of business travel

US airlines use sustainable fuel in less than 0.1 per cent of flights. Yet the government wants 10 per cent of the industry to run on sustainable fuel by 2030, and to reach 100 per cent by 2050. The...

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