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<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's biggest market program in Las Vegas luxury jets are enticing purchasers with their sleek shapes, plush cabins - and progressively, their use of [alternative fuels](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053).<br>
<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are keen to display novel forms of aviation fuel considered less harmful to the climate, from utilized cooking oil to the noticeably less glamorous meat waste.<br>
<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have actually acquiesced ecological pressure on air travel and dedicated to halving carbon emissions by 2050 [compared](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) to 2005.<br>
<br>Their hope is that embracing sustainable fuel to curb emissions could make company jets more [attractive](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) to ecologically conscious purchasers - particularly corporations dealing with concerns over sustainability from shareholders or green campaign groups.<br>
<br>The accessibility of less contaminating personal jets might likewise spare the rich and [popular](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) the unfavorable publicity experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan over a [current](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) [personal jet](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) journey to southern France.<br>
<br>Five jets on display in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
<br>The newest waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, chief commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste utilized by Gulfstream.<br>
<br>"All of our product is inedible."<br>
<br>A few of the other 79 aircraft on display screen are expected to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other sustainable fuel mixes anticipated to be pumped at the program.<br>
<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
<br>Private jets represent less than 0.1% of overall annual carbon emissions globally, but can release, on average, up to 20 times more carbon emissions per [traveler](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) mile than jetliners, according to the [London-based personal](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) charter company Victor.<br>
<br>Prince Harry has actually safeguarded his periodic usage of [personal](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) jets to guarantee his family's security, and has stated that on the unusual occasions he does not fly commercially he [offsets](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) his emissions.<br>
<br>But planemakers say occurrences such as the furore over his [itinerary](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) have added [fresh challenges](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) for a market currently aiming to justify its contribution to cutting corporate expenses.<br>
<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including the use of personal jets are regrettable when you think about that our industry has actually provided fuel performance improvements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
<br>[Bombardier believes](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) increased sustainable fuel use will help the market make inroads with corporations and [rich buyers](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053). According to industry data, billionaires just have a 19% [service jet](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) ownership rate.<br>
<br>But even an image transformation - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this aircraft flies on renewable fuels" and [organisers adding](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) alternative fuel pumps for [checking](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) out aircrafts - is unlikely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet occasion.<br>
<br>Environmentalists and some experts stay doubtful that biojetfuels, generally combined 50-50 with kerosene, will make a considerable influence on public perceptions about high-end travel.<br>
<br>"No amount of [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) or Brazil-nut fuel can make organization jets look eco-friendly," stated aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia.<br>
<br>Demand from company jet operators for sustainable fuels now far goes beyond supply and their interest could drive future production, Sherbacow stated.<br>
<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) at its California plant, might broaden production approximately 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
<br>Corporate charter business and specialists are also seeing more interest from consumers who wish to buy carbon credits to offset emissions from their flights.<br>
<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a [function](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) in a corporate jet utilization study his company just recently finished for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that rate, cost per hour, range, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) driver. But I think individuals are becoming more knowledgeable about the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>