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<br>By Allison Lampert<br> |
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's biggest industry program in Las Vegas luxury jets are enticing purchasers with their sleek silhouettes, plush cabins - and progressively, their use of [alternative fuels](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price).<br> |
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<br>Fuel [manufacturers](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) and jetmakers are eager to [display unique](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) forms of aviation fuel considered less hazardous to the environment, from [utilized cooking](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) oil to the noticeably less attractive meat waste.<br> |
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<br>[Business jet](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) operators, like airlines, have bowed to ecological pressure on aviation and dedicated to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.<br> |
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<br>Their hope is that embracing sustainable fuel to suppress emissions could make service jets more appealing to ecologically conscious purchasers - specifically corporations dealing with questions over sustainability from investors or green project groups.<br> |
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<br>The accessibility of less polluting personal jets might likewise spare the abundant and popular the negative publicity experienced by [Britain's Prince](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) Harry and his better half Meghan over a recent private jet trip to southern France.<br> |
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on [display](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br> |
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<br>The most current waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food industry," stated Bryan Sherbacow, primary commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) producer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste used by Gulfstream.<br> |
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<br>"All of our product is inedible."<br> |
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<br>Some of the other 79 aircraft on screen are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other sustainable fuel blends anticipated to be pumped at the show.<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 internationally, however can give off, typically, up to 20 times more carbon emissions per [passenger mile](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter company Victor.<br> |
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<br>Prince Harry has actually defended his occasional use of private jets to ensure his household's security, and has said that on the unusual events he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br> |
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<br>But planemakers state occurrences such as the furore over his travel plan have added fresh challenges for an industry currently striving to justify its contribution to cutting business expenses.<br> |
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including making use of private jets are unfortunate when you consider that our market has actually delivered fuel effectiveness improvements of 40% over the past 40 years," [stated Bombardier](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) Aviation President David Coleal.<br> |
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel use will help the industry make inroads with corporations and . According to industry information, billionaires just have a 19% service jet ownership rate.<br> |
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<br>But even an image makeover - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this aircraft flies on renewable fuels" and [organisers including](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) alternative fuel pumps for checking out aircrafts - is unlikely to satisfy all [critics](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet occasion.<br> |
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts stay [hesitant](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) that biojetfuels, generally mixed 50-50 with kerosene, will make a substantial effect on public perceptions about luxury travel.<br> |
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<br>"No quantity of [jatropha curcas](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) or Brazil-nut fuel can make company jets look eco-friendly," stated air travel [expert Richard](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) Aboulafia.<br> |
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<br>Demand from organization jet operators for eco-friendly fuels now far surpasses supply and their interest might drive future production, Sherbacow stated.<br> |
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million [gallons](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) of [biofuel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) at its California plant, might broaden production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br> |
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<br>Corporate charter [companies](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) and consultants are also seeing more interest from customers who wish to purchase carbon credits to balance out emissions from their [flights](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053).<br> |
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a function in a [business jet](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) [usage study](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) his company recently finished for a Fortune 500 company.<br> |
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<br>"At the end of the day, I think that cost, expense per hour, variety, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I think individuals are becoming more knowledgeable about the sustainability of operations and how it affects the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br> |
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