Ramping up the cleanest alternative fuels
The problem: Ships, planes and heavy industry create dangerous pollution when they burn oil, gas or coal. The world needs cleaner energy, and lots of it. Alternative fuels made from hydrogen, crop waste and other materials hold great promise — but only if they’re produced and used sustainably, and only if clean fuels are readily available at a competitive price.
What we’re doing about it: Through research, advocacy and partnerships, we’re laying the groundwork for the world to ramp up fuels that are truly sustainable. That means preventing pollution, leaks and other problems that hurt people and ecosystems. It also means increasing global investment in the cleanest fuels and using them strategically in sectors that need them.
Our work advocating for better fuels
- Expert Voices
Ask an expert: Are alternative fuels better than fossil fuels?
- Explainer
Clean or dirty: Is hydrogen the climate-friendly energy solution we need?
- Article
What makes a sustainable fuel truly sustainable?
- Blog post
Clarifying the environmental impacts of ammonia as a shipping fuel
- Project
Measuring hydrogen emissions: A global research collaboration
- Overview
How we’re working to slash climate and air pollution from global shipping
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on sustainable fuels.
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What makes a sustainable fuel truly sustainable?
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CORSIA at a crossroads: The next year will determine its course
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Ask an expert: Are alternative fuels better than fossil fuels?
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Four levers that can unlock hydrogen demand today
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The global hydrogen rulebook challenge: Accounting for the emissions we don’t see
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IMO Continues Work on Net-Zero Framework as Path to Global Action on Shipping Decarbonization
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Sustainable fuel resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
- Journal publication
Ensuring the climate and environmental integrity of alternative fuels
- Collection
Transportation and fuels discussion paper series
- Fact sheet
Climate impacts of hydrogen (PDF)
- Fact sheet
The science of hydrogen’s climate warming effects (PDF)
- Report
The High-Integrity Sustainable Aviation Fuels Handbook (PDF)
- Journal publication
Reactive nitrogen emissions from ammonia as a marine fuel
Our sustainable fuels experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our work on sustainable fuels. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
MEDIA CONTACT
Ciel Jolley
+32 2 622 98 43 (office)
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