Duration: 1 year

Abstract: We will assess pathways for emissions reduction in aviation and discuss potential science-based targets that airlines can impose on their path to carbon neutrality. In particular, we will analyze the scalability of biomass availability for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in Latin America. We also will investigate the driving forces and the impacts of land-use competition where bioenergy and natural sinks will rise in addition to the need for sustainable farming and food production. Tapping its established modeling, policy and technology expertise and prior relevant work, the MIT Joint Program will conduct an analysis of climate policies and likely carbon prices for the selected six Latin American countries: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador. Both the assessment of the current situation and future pathways in each country are critically important. The MIT Joint Program will assess the current situation and explore the pathways for SAF deployment under different policy options and technology deployment in these countries, with policy recommendations for local governments.