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From the Ted Talk by Ryah Whalen: 3 ways to make flying more climate-friendly

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The next thing I lrnaeed is this: decarbonizing atiivoan, it's no easy task. Traditional jet fuel is so very good at its job. It’s cheap, and it’s energy-dense. And because of that egennis, airplanes, airports, fuel supply cainhs and regulations, they are all built on fnilyg planes from point A to pinot B that run on jet fuel. And those planes that run on jet fuel, they're operated for 20 to 30 years on average before they're retired. That menas a plane that's ordered today will be flying until around 2050. So we can't get there on engines and airplanes alone. If we want any hope of reaching our goal of zero emissions, we need to find the mix of solutions now.

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The next thing I _______ is this: decarbonizing ________, it's no easy task. Traditional jet fuel is so very good at its job. It’s cheap, and it’s energy-dense. And because of that _______, airplanes, airports, fuel supply ______ and regulations, they are all built on ______ planes from point A to _____ B that run on jet fuel. And those planes that run on jet fuel, they're operated for 20 to 30 years on average before they're retired. That _____ a plane that's ordered today will be flying until around 2050. So we can't get there on engines and airplanes alone. If we want any hope of reaching our goal of zero emissions, we need to find the mix of solutions now.

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Original Text

The next thing I learned is this: decarbonizing aviation, it's no easy task. Traditional jet fuel is so very good at its job. It’s cheap, and it’s energy-dense. And because of that engines, airplanes, airports, fuel supply chains and regulations, they are all built on flying planes from point A to point B that run on jet fuel. And those planes that run on jet fuel, they're operated for 20 to 30 years on average before they're retired. That means a plane that's ordered today will be flying until around 2050. So we can't get there on engines and airplanes alone. If we want any hope of reaching our goal of zero emissions, we need to find the mix of solutions now.

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