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<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the [world's](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) greatest industry program in Las Vegas high-end jets are drawing purchasers with their smooth silhouettes, luxurious cabins - and progressively, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are eager to display unique forms of aviation fuel considered less [hazardous](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) to the environment, from used cooking oil to the clearly less attractive meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have actually [acquiesced environmental](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) pressure on [aviation](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) and dedicated to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that [embracing eco-friendly](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) fuel to curb emissions might make [company jets](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) more attractive to environmentally conscious purchasers - particularly corporations facing questions over sustainability from investors or green project groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less [polluting private](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) jets could likewise spare the abundant and popular the negative promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan over a recent private jet journey to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display in Las Vegas are using California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The most recent waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, chief commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) producer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste utilized by Gulfstream.<br>
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<br>"All of our product is inedible."<br>
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<br>A few of the other 79 aircraft on display are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other sustainable fuel blends expected to be pumped at the program.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets represent less than 0.1% of overall annual carbon emissions worldwide, but can give off, on average, up to 20 times more carbon emissions per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter company Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has actually protected his periodic usage of personal jets to [guarantee](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) his [family's](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) safety, and has actually said that on the rare celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers state [incidents](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) such as the furore over his itinerary have actually added fresh obstacles for an industry currently aiming to validate its contribution to cutting business costs.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including making use of private jets are regrettable when you think about that our industry has provided fuel efficiency enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier [Aviation](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel use will assist the industry make inroads with corporations and rich buyers. According to market data, billionaires just have a 19% service jet [ownership](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image makeover - with jets sporting stickers like "this airplane flies on renewable fuels" and [organisers](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) including alternative fuel pumps for going to airplanes - is unlikely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some experts remain doubtful that biojetfuels, typically blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a substantial influence on public perceptions about travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [jatropha curcas](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) or Brazil-nut fuel can make company jets look eco-friendly," said [air travel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) analyst Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from business jet operators for renewable fuels now far surpasses supply and their interest might drive future production, Sherbacow said.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) at its California plant, might broaden production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter [business](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) and experts are likewise seeing more interest from clients who desire to buy carbon credits to [offset emissions](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) from their flights.<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions contributed in a [corporate jet](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) usage research study his company just recently finished for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I think that price, cost per hour, range, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I think individuals are ending up being more aware of the sustainability of operations and how it affects the world." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by [Tim Hepher](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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