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<br>By Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the [world's biggest](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) industry program in Las Vegas luxury jets are tempting buyers with their sleek shapes, plush cabins - and increasingly, their use of [alternative fuels](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608).<br>
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<br>[Fuel producers](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) and jetmakers are keen to display unique kinds of aviation fuel deemed less damaging 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 ecological pressure on aviation and committed to cutting in half carbon [emissions](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that adopting renewable fuel to suppress emissions could make organization jets more appealing to [environmentally mindful](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) buyers - particularly corporations dealing with concerns over sustainability from [investors](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) or green project groups.<br>
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<br>The [accessibility](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) of less contaminating private jets could likewise spare the rich and popular the unfavorable promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his other half Meghan over a current personal jet journey to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from [inedible beef](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) tallow.<br>
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<br>The most recent waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food industry," stated Bryan Sherbacow, [chief commercial](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste utilized by Gulfstream.<br>
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<br>"All of our item is inedible."<br>
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<br>A few of the other 79 aircraft on display are expected to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other eco-friendly fuel blends expected to be pumped at the show.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets account for less than 0.1% of overall annual carbon emissions worldwide, but can discharge, on average, up to 20 times more carbon emissions per guest mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal [charter firm](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has protected his occasional usage of [private](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) jets to guarantee his household's security, and has actually stated that on the uncommon celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers state [incidents](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) such as the furore over his schedule have actually included fresh difficulties for an [industry](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) already striving to justify its contribution to cutting corporate expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming involving making use of private jets are unfortunate when you think about that our market has actually provided fuel efficiency enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," said [Bombardier Aviation](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) [President David](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel use will help the industry make inroads with corporations and wealthy buyers. According to market information, billionaires only have a 19% business jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image remodeling - with jets sporting stickers like "this airplane flies on sustainable fuels" and organisers adding alternative fuel pumps for checking out airplanes - is unlikely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet occasion.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts remain hesitant that biojetfuels, typically blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant influence on [public understandings](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) about high-end travel.<br>
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<br>"No amount of [Jatropha](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) or Brazil-nut fuel can make organization jets look eco-friendly," stated aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from service jet operators for renewable fuels now far surpasses supply and their interest could drive future production, Sherbacow stated.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) at its California plant, might expand production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter business and experts are likewise seeing more interest from [consumers](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) who wish to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from their flights.<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, said emissions played a role in a [business jet](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) usage study his business recently finished for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that rate, expense per hour, range, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) motorist. But I think people are ending up being more knowledgeable about the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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