{"678198":{"#nid":"678198","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Fueling the Future: Georgia Tech and Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Convene Experts to Drive Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the Southeast","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe aviation industry\u2019s commitment to meaningful carbon reduction underscores the need for investing in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which provides the most promising solution to achieving net-zero carbon by 2050. According to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iata.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInternational Air Transport Association\u003C\/a\u003E (IATA), with the right policy measures and financial instruments in place, SAF could help the industry achieve 65% of this reduction. As a key transportation center in the U.S., the Southeast holds immense potential to become a hub for SAF production and adoption.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis prospect was the focus of a recent workshop organized by three Georgia Tech units \u2013 the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E and its initiative, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.drawdowngabusiness.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDrawdown Georgia Business Compact\u003C\/a\u003E; the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E; and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E; along with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/bioenergy\/bioenergy-technologies-office\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EU.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E The workshop gathered together multiple stakeholder groups representing federal, state, and local government, industry, academia, and the aviation sector to chart a path forward for the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.drawdowngabusiness.org\/news-and-insights\/fueling-the-future-georgia-tech-and-drawdown-georgia-business-compact-convene-experts-to-drive-sustainable-aviation-fuel-in-the-southeast\u0022\u003ERead more at the Drawdown GA Business Compact Website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe aviation industry\u2019s commitment to meaningful carbon reduction underscores the need for investing in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which provides the most promising solution to achieving net-zero carbon by 2050. According to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/iata.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInternational Air Transport Association\u003C\/a\u003E (IATA), with the right policy measures and financial instruments in place, SAF could help the industry achieve 65% of this reduction. As a key transportation center in the U.S., the Southeast holds immense potential to become a hub for SAF production and adoption.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis prospect was the focus of a recent workshop organized by three Georgia Tech units \u2013 the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E and its initiative, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.drawdowngabusiness.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDrawdown Georgia Business Compact\u003C\/a\u003E; the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E; and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E; along with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/bioenergy\/bioenergy-technologies-office\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EU.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E The workshop gathered together multiple stakeholder groups representing federal, state, and local government, industry, academia, and the aviation sector to chart a path forward for the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Promise for Southeast to emerge as a hub for sustainable aviation fuel production"}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-11-05 21:41:30","changed_gmt":"2024-11-05 21:45:52","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.drawdowngabusiness.org\/news-and-insights\/fueling-the-future-georgia-tech-and-drawdown-georgia-business-compact-convene-experts-to-drive-sustainable-aviation-fuel-in-the-southeast","title":"Full Story on Drawdown GA Business Compact Site"}],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETitiksha Fernandes | Ray C Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}