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By Allison Lampert
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LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's most significant industry show in Las Vegas high-end jets are tempting buyers with their streamlined shapes, plush cabins - and significantly, their use of alternative fuels.
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Fuel producers and [jetmakers](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) are eager to display novel forms of air travel fuel considered less harmful to the environment, from used cooking oil to the less attractive meat waste.
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Business jet operators, like airlines, have actually bowed to ecological pressure on aviation and committed to halving carbon [emissions](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) by 2050 compared with 2005.
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Their hope is that adopting sustainable fuel to suppress emissions could make service jets more appealing to ecologically conscious buyers - especially corporations dealing with concerns over [sustainability](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) from investors or green project groups.
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The accessibility of less polluting private jets might likewise spare the abundant and famous the negative publicity experienced by [Britain's Prince](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) Harry and his partner Meghan over a recent personal jet trip to southern France.
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Five [Gulfstream](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) jets on [display screen](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) in Las Vegas are using California-produced fuel from [inedible](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) beef tallow.
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The current waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are by-products of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, chief commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste used by Gulfstream.
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"All of our item is inedible."
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A few of the other 79 airplane on display are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other eco-friendly fuel mixes anticipated to be pumped at the show.
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FLIGHT SHAMING
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Private jets account for less than 0.1% of total yearly carbon emissions globally, however can release, on average, approximately 20 times more [carbon emissions](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter firm Victor.
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Prince Harry has actually safeguarded his occasional usage of private jets to guarantee his [family's](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) security, and has stated that on the [unusual celebrations](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.
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But planemakers say incidents such as the furore over his travel plan have added fresh difficulties for an industry currently aiming to validate its contribution to cutting corporate costs.
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"Incidents of flight shaming involving the use of private jets are regrettable when you think about that our market has provided fuel performance improvements of 40% over the past 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation [President David](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) Coleal.
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Bombardier believes increased [sustainable fuel](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) use will help the industry make inroads with corporations and wealthy purchasers. According to [industry](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) data, billionaires just have a 19% company jet ownership rate.
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But even an image remodeling - with jets [sporting sticker](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) labels like "this airplane flies on sustainable fuels" and organisers adding alternative [fuel pumps](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) for going to aircrafts - is not likely to satisfy all critics at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet event.
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Environmentalists and some experts stay doubtful that biojetfuels, normally blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a considerable effect on public perceptions about high-end travel.
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"No amount of [jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) or Brazil-nut fuel can make service jets look eco-friendly," stated air [travel expert](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) Richard Aboulafia.
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Demand from organization jet operators for eco-friendly fuels now far exceeds supply and their interest might drive future production, [Sherbacow stated](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889).
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World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) at its [California](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) plant, might expand production approximately 150 million gallons by 2022.
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Corporate charter companies and specialists are also seeing more interest from clients who wish to buy carbon credits to offset emissions from their flights.
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Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a function in a business jet utilization study his business just recently finished for a Fortune 500 business.
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"At the end of the day, I believe that rate, expense per hour, variety, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) driver. But I believe 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)
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