Used Cooking Oil for Aviation Fuel

Used Cooking Oil for Aviation Fuel

Author: Berkeley Law April 14, 2026 Duration: 1:44
An innovative approach to addressing oil waste proposes using spent cooking oil as airline fuel. This week, we talked to Dr. Colin Murphy, co-director of the ITS-Davis Low Carbon Fuel Policy Research Initiative, about this solution. For a transcript, please visit climatebreak.org/used-cooking-oil-for-aviation-fuel/

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