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By [Allison](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) Lampert
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LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's most significant industry program in Las Vegas high-end jets are tempting [purchasers](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) with their smooth silhouettes, plush cabins - and progressively, their usage of alternative fuels.
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Fuel producers and [jetmakers](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) are eager to display unique kinds of air travel fuel deemed less hazardous to the climate, from used [cooking oil](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) to the definitely less attractive meat waste.
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Business jet operators, like airline companies, have actually bowed to ecological pressure on aviation and dedicated to halving carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.
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Their hope is that adopting eco-friendly fuel to curb emissions might make [business](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) jets more appealing to environmentally mindful purchasers - particularly corporations dealing with concerns over sustainability from shareholders or green project groups.
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The availability of less contaminating personal jets could likewise spare the [abundant](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) and popular the negative publicity experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his partner Meghan over a current personal jet trip to southern France.
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Five Gulfstream jets on display in Las Vegas are using California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.
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The newest waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are by-products of the food industry," said Bryan Sherbacow, primary business officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) manufacturer World Energy, which [produces fuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) from meat waste used by Gulfstream.
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"All of our item is inedible."
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Some of the other 79 airplane on display are expected to be powered by 150,000 [gallons](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) of other [sustainable fuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) mixes anticipated to be pumped at the program.
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FLIGHT SHAMING
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[Private jets](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) represent less than 0.1% of overall yearly carbon emissions internationally, however can emit, typically, approximately 20 times more carbon emissions per traveler mile than jetliners, according to the [London-based personal](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) charter company Victor.
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Prince Harry has actually safeguarded his occasional usage of personal jets to [guarantee](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) his family's safety, and has stated that on the he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.
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But [planemakers](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) state events such as the furore over his itinerary have actually added fresh difficulties for an industry already aiming to justify its contribution to cutting corporate expenses.
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"Incidents of flight shaming including the usage of private jets are unfortunate when you think about that our industry has actually delivered fuel efficiency enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.
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Bombardier believes increased sustainable fuel usage will help the market make [inroads](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) with corporations and [rich purchasers](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053). According to market information, [billionaires](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) only have a 19% organization jet ownership rate.
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But even an image remodeling - with jets sporting stickers like "this aircraft flies on renewable fuels" and organisers adding alternative fuel pumps for going to [airplanes -](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) is unlikely to please all [critics](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet event.
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Environmentalists and some experts stay skeptical that biojetfuels, generally combined 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant influence on public understandings about high-end travel.
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"No amount of [jatropha curcas](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) or Brazil-nut fuel can make service jets look eco-friendly," stated aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia.
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Demand from service jet operators for renewable fuels now far exceeds supply and their interest could drive future production, Sherbacow said.
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World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) at its California plant, might expand production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.
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Corporate charter companies and consultants are also seeing more interest from consumers who wish to buy carbon credits to balance out emissions from their flights.
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Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a role in a corporate jet usage study his company just recently completed for a Fortune 500 business.
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"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 knowledgeable about the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)
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