This episode of NPR's Shortwave explores the urgent challenge of decarbonizing aviation through sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), spotlighting innovative technologies, economic hurdles, and regional efforts to scale alternatives to fossil-based jet fuel. Amid rising fuel prices due to geop
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