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<br>By [Allison](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's greatest industry program in Las Vegas luxury jets are [tempting purchasers](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) with their smooth shapes, plush cabins - and significantly, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are eager to novel kinds of air travel fuel deemed less [hazardous](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) to the climate, from utilized cooking oil to the clearly less glamorous meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have actually acquiesced ecological pressure on air travel and devoted to halving carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that embracing eco-friendly fuel to curb emissions might make [business](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) jets more appealing to [environmentally conscious](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) purchasers - especially corporations dealing with concerns over sustainability from shareholders or green campaign groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less [contaminating private](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) jets could also spare the abundant and famous the negative promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan over a recent private jet journey to [southern France](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/).<br>
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<br>Five [Gulfstream jets](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) on screen in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The most recent waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, chief commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) producer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste used by [Gulfstream](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd).<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 [display screen](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other renewable fuel mixes anticipated to be pumped at the program.<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 globally, but can release, usually, as much as 20 times more carbon emissions per traveler mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal [charter firm](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) Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has actually protected his periodic use of private jets to ensure his [family's](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) safety, and has 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 such as the furore over his schedule have actually added fresh difficulties for a market currently striving to justify its contribution to [cutting corporate](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including the use of personal jets are regrettable when you consider that our industry has provided fuel performance enhancements of 40% over the past 40 years," said Bombardier 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 [rich buyers](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html). According to market information, billionaires just have a 19% company jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image transformation - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this airplane flies on sustainable fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for going to aircrafts - is unlikely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some experts remain hesitant that biojetfuels, typically mixed 50-50 with kerosene, will make a substantial [influence](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) on public perceptions 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 service jets look eco-friendly," said aviation expert Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from business jet operators for [renewable fuels](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) now far exceeds 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.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) at its California plant, could broaden production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter companies and experts are likewise seeing more interest from consumers who want to buy carbon [credits](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) to balance out emissions from their [flights](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/).<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a role in a business jet utilization study his business recently completed for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I think that price, cost per hour, range, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) driver. But I believe individuals are becoming more familiar with 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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