The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the oil wholesaler, and other public and private sectors have collaborated to set up a council to popularize the "SAF," an alternative fuel for aircraft, which is said to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
This council was launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, oil wholesalers, and major aviation companies, and the first meeting was held in Tokyo on the 22nd.
SAF is a biofuel made from plants and waste oil, and is said to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 80% compared to conventional fuels.
However, it is not manufactured in earnest in Japan, and it is a battle for competition among airlines around the world, and it is said that the manufacturing cost will be 2 to 10 times that of conventional fuel as it is.
For this reason, the council has set up a working group with the aim of solving problems in terms of manufacturing and distribution. Specifically, in addition to jointly promoting technological development for mass production, waste oil as a raw material can be efficiently used. It is supposed to create a system to collect in.
The government has set a goal of replacing 10% of the fuel used by domestic airlines with SAF by 2030, and the council hopes to contribute to the achievement of the goal through efforts.