Microsoft to begin buying SAF for Alaska Airlines

摘要

The US technology company has entered an agreement with sustainable aviation fuel(SAF) company SkyNRG to supply the clean fuel to Alaska Airlines.Under the agreement,Alaska Airlines will calculate fuel consumption associated with an employee from Microsoft flying along one of three routes.In turn,Microsoft will purchase SAF to cover the fuel consumed.A spokesperson for SkyNRG said,"With their joint participation in a pilot project of the World Economic Forum Clean Skies for Tomorrow Initiative on scope 3 emission reductions,Microsoft and SkyNRG intend to support the development of a global accounting standard for voluntary SAF purchases to stimulate uptake by other corporations."The agreement covers SAF produced from waste oils.