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Geneva/New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) India has the potential to be a key producer of sustainable aviation fuel by utilising its ethanol supplies and availability of lipids feedstocks like non-edible industrial oils, according to a senior official at the global airlines' grouping IATA. With decarbonisation in focus, efforts are being made to reduce emissions and over the years, Indian carriers have operated some flights with a blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and traditional Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Gets Kuwait's Highest Honour Civilian Award 'The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer', 20th International Award by a Country (Watch Video). Hemant Mistry, Director of Net Zero Transition at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the ecosystem for SAF has developed but there is more work to be done. "There are some very good opportunities for India right now. One is in terms of SAF feedstocks like agricultural waste... there is a growing understanding on what to do for SAF production. We are talking to a number of companies to understand how we can collaborate... oil companies," Mistry told PTI in a recent interview in Geneva. Also Read | Israel-Hamas War: IDF Strikes Across Gaza Kill 20 as Death Toll Reaches 45,000, Says Palestinian Health Ministry. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) represents around 340 airlines, including Indian carriers, that account for more than 80 per cent of the global air traffic. "India, the third largest ethanol producer and consumer today, has the potential to emerge as a key SAF producer utilising its existing and advanced ethanol supplies. "At IATA, we see sustainable, low-carbon-intensity ethanol as a promising feedstock to propel India's aviation sector growth," Mistry said. This year, global SAF production is estimated at 1 million tonnes (1.3 billion litres), lower than the earlier projection of 1.5 million tonnes (1.9 billion litres) but higher than the volume of 0.5 million tonnes (600 million litres) recorded in 2023, according to IATA. As the aviation sector pursues ambitious efforts for decarbonisation, IATA has said SAF production growth is disappointingly slow. While noting that India is poised to emerge as the world's third largest aviation market, Mistry said there is also the opportunity for the country to emerge as a SAF hub in the region. "The position can be further strengthened by the early adoption of innovative global accounting practices where India's SAF supplies can cater to the global aviation market, a true mark of act local, think global," he noted. India is one of the world' fastest growing civil aviation markets and airlines are expanding their fleets as well as networks to cater to the rising traffic demand. On mandating use of SAF, Mistry pointed out that the mandate is a work for scale but that can only come later. "You can't have a mandate without technology maturity. That is a big risk." In 2025, IATA expects SAF production to touch 2.1 million tonnes (2.7 billion litres). India has the availability of lipids feedstocks like non-edible industrial oils, animal fats and tallows where the supply chains are not well developed with limited supply for biodiesel production, Mistry said. The country's surplus annual biomass availability is estimated to be more than 200 Mt. With multiple options available for road fleets, lipids-based feedstock must be used for India's SAF value chains. These oily feedstocks can be utilised at existing refineries by ASTM-qualified HEFA co-processing pathways, Mistry said. Consultancy Deloitte, in a report in October this year, said India has the potential to produce 8-10 million tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by 2040, and investments worth USD 70-85 billion will be required to achieve the projected production. On the priorities under the SAF umbrella, Mistry said it is a question about more support to get the technologies to maturity and enable some sort of market development. "We should not have feedstock criteria that are regionally divergent. We should have sustainability criteria that are universally acknowledged," he added. There are 11 certified pathways to make SAF and HEFA method (Hydrotreated Esters Fatty Acids) is projected to account for around 80 per cent of the production in the next five years. HEFA method utilises used cooking oil and animal fats, among others. As per the airlines' grouping, SAF volumes could be boosted by increasing investments to scale up production through the other certified pathways, in particular Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) and Fischer-Tropsch (FT), which use biological and agricultural wastes and residue. "The airline industry's decarbonisation must be seen as part of the global energy transition, not compartmentalised as a transport issue... renewable fuel refineries will produce a broad range of fuels used by other industries, and only a minor share will be SAF, used by airlines," IATA Senior Vice President Sustainability and Chief Economist Marie Owens Thomsen said last week. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

The US State and Treasury departments said they hit Georgian Dream party founder and honorary chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili with penalties “for undermining the democratic and Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia for the benefit of the Russian Federation”, according to a statement. The designation of Mr Ivanishvili is the latest in a series of sanctions the US has placed on Georgian politicians and others this year. Those sanctions include freezes on assets and properties those targeted may have in US jurisdictions or that might enter US jurisdictions as well as travel bans on the targets and members of their families. “We strongly condemn Georgian Dream’s actions under Ivanishvili’s leadership, including its ongoing and violent repression of Georgian citizens, protesters, members of the media, human rights activists, and opposition figures,” the State Department said in a statement. “The United States is committed to promoting accountability for those undermining democracy and human rights in Georgia.” Mr Ivanishvili is a billionaire who made his fortune in Russia and served briefly as Georgia’s prime minister. In 2012, he founded Georgian Dream, Georgia’s longtime ruling party. Critics have accused Georgian Dream of becoming increasingly authoritarian and tilted towards Moscow. The party recently pushed through laws similar to those used by the Kremlin to crack down on freedom of speech and LGBT+ rights, prompting the European Union to suspend Georgia’s membership application process indefinitely. In October, Georgian Dream won another term in a divisive parliamentary election that has led to more mass protests. Last month, the country’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced a four-year suspension of talks on Georgia’s bid to join the European Union, fuelling further public outrage.US sanctions founder of Georgia’s ruling political partyMarvel Rivals is set to release on December 6, 2024, and to celebrate that, the developers are providing Twitch Drops for users. In case you don’t know what Twitch Drops is, it is a way to earn free rewards just by watching streams of a particular game for the desired amount of time. Here’s everything that you need to know about the Marvel Rivals Season 0 Twitch Drops. All rewards of Marvel Rivals Season 0 Twitch Drops Marvel Rivals will provide you with various cosmetics to celebrate the global release of the game as well as the commencement of Season 0. Here is the list of all rewards: Magneto (Cosmic Collapse) Emote Winter Stockings Spray Magneto (Will of Galacta) Spray Magneto (Will of Galacta) Costume Magneto (Will of Galacta) Nameplate How to get the rewards in Marvel Rivals Season 0 Twitch Drops You have to visit the Twitch directory of the game and watch the stream till the required time. Here is the requirement for each reward: Remember that you should watch the drop-enabled streams. Apparently, you can see “Drop” written in the stream title. Also, Winter Stockings Spray will be available from December 20, 2024 . You can redeem the rest of the rewards after the commencement of Season 0 Twitch Drops. Release date of Marvel Rivals Season 0 Twitch Drops The Season 0 Twitch Drop will go live on December 6, 2024 , and will end on December 31, 2024 .(Macao's 25th return Anniversary) Education cooperation highlighted within Greater Bay Area for deeper cooperation: UM Rector

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Duke Energy Florida files for costs associated with emergency activation and response following devastating 2024 hurricane seasonMs Dwane Stanley said she had made the decision after “careful consideration and reflection”. The party responded by saying the decision had not been unexpected. Former Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley quit the party in October amid a controversy relating to a complaint against him. He claimed he was subjected to a “character assassination” by a clique within the party and likened its processes to a kangaroo court. Sinn Fein rejected his claims and insisted it handled the matter in accordance with proper procedures. In a social media post on Friday his wife said she had now followed her husband out of the party. She said: “During my 27 years of membership, I worked diligently to advance the objectives of the party. “I met and worked with some great republicans on that journey and will always cherish those memories. “I have given this careful consideration and reflection over the recent past and decided to resign my membership of Sinn Fein.” Ms Dwane Stanley claimed since the controversy surrounding her husband, she and her family had endured “outright attacks”. She added: “I had hoped that the party at leadership level would have made the effort to engage with me directly and give some support and assistance to me to try and deal with these matters. “However, no contact has been made by the leadership with me over the past five months.” She said she would continue as an independent republican councillor. Ms Dwane Stanley had been Sinn Fein’s only councillor on Laois County Council. A Sinn Fein spokesperson said: “Coun Caroline Dwane Stanley this evening tendered her resignation from the party. “This decision was not unexpected.”

The Gunners delivered the statement Champions League victory their manager had demanded to bounce back from a narrow defeat at Inter Milan last time out. Goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard got their continental campaign back on track, lifting them to seventh place with 10 points in the new-look 36-team table. It was Arsenal’s biggest away win in the Champions League since beating Inter by the same scoreline in 2003. “For sure, especially against opposition we played at their home who have not lost a game in 18 months – they have been in top form here – so to play with the level, the determination, the purpose and the fluidity we showed today, I am very pleased,” said Arteta. “The team played with so much courage, because they are so good. When I’m watching them live they are so good! They were all exceptional today. It was a big performance, a big win and we are really happy. “The performance was there a few times when we have played big teams. That’s the level that we have to be able to cope and you have to make it happen, and that creates belief.” A memorable victory also ended Sporting’s unbeaten start to the season, a streak of 17 wins and one draw, the vast majority of which prompted Manchester United to prise away head coach Ruben Amorim. The Gunners took the lead after only seven minutes when Martinelli tucked in Jurrien Timber’s cross, and Saka teed up Havertz for a tap-in to double the advantage. Arsenal added a third on the stroke of half-time, Gabriel charging in to head Declan Rice’s corner into the back of the net. To rub salt in the wound, the Brazilian defender mimicked Viktor Gyokeres’ hands-over-his-face goal celebration. That may have wound Sporting up as they came out after the interval meaning business, and they pulled one back after David Raya tipped Hidemasa Morita’s shot behind, with Goncalo Inacio netting at the near post from the corner. But when Martin Odegaard’s darting run into the area was halted by Ousmane Diomande’s foul, Saka tucked away the penalty. Substitute Trossard added the fifth with eight minutes remaining, heading in the rebound after Mikel Merino’s shot was saved. A miserable night for prolific Sporting striker Gyokeres was summed up when his late shot crashed back off the post.FEMA under investigation over Trump supporter discrimination

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