Amazon and three major US airlines (Alaska Airlines, JetBlue and United Airlines) formed an alliance to promote investment in sustainable aviation fuels and thus reduce carbon emissions.
The announcement was made by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on the occasion of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
The RMI and the EDF They had already launched an initiative in April with the support of large US groups such as Boeing, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft or Netflix, who pledged to limit their carbon footprint.
Meta – a new name for Facebook’s parent company – joined that initiative on Wednesday.
The latest partnership, which includes Amazon’s air cargo company, seeks to further those goals by supporting the acceleration of sustainable fuel production, lower costs and technological innovation.
“By working with other companies, we are demonstrating that there is strong and growing demand for the rapid deployment of profitable and sustainable aviation fuels, which will help Amazon meet our commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.″ Stated Sarah Rhoads, vice president of Amazon Air, quoted in a statement.
Air transport is currently responsible for 2.5% of world C02 emissions, according to figures provided by the RMI.
But the institute highlights that sustainable fuels, which can be produced mainly from vegetable or plant oils, represent only 0.1% of those used by aviation in the world due to “insufficient and fragmented demand, and financial obstacles ”.
“Production and supply are not now at the level necessary to supply our industry ”, said on his side the head of Alaska Airlines, Ben Minicucci. “That is why it is necessary to build a robust market for sustainable aviation fuels.”
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