JOBY AVIATION, a California-based eVTOL manufacturer, is working with JetBlue and Signature Flight Support to develop a pathway for generating carbon credits that will incentivize the rapid commercialization of clean propulsion systems. Joby is developing an electrically powered eVTOL, the S4, which it says will fly a pilot and four passengers 150 miles without producing any operating emissions. The company's ridesharing service is planned for a 2024 launch. The three partners in the carbon-credit offering are working together to ensure that the carbon markets for aviation include the generation of credits for flight powered by green electric and hydrogen propulsion technologies. This way, airlines and other operators would add additional offsets to balance any carbon-related emissions they produce. Using sustainable aviation fuel is another way that airlines and other aviation firms can reduce and offset their emissions. Further details of Joby's carbon-offset structure are expected later this year.
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