TY - JOUR
T1 - A cognitive mapping approach to analyse stakeholders’ perspectives on sustainable aviation fuels
AU - Ahmad, Salman
AU - Xu, Bing
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to Michelle Carter, Mercedes Maroto-Valer as well as all project partners for their valuable comments on our interview questions. We would like to thank the two anonymous referees for agreeing to review of our manuscript, and their suggestions for improving our submission. We appreciate the support from Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), Department for Transport (DfT), Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), to promote our call for interview volunteers. We are also grateful for the financial support provided by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on “Low carbon jet fuel through integration of novel technologies for co-valorisation of CO 2 and biomass” (EP/N009924/1). The standard disclaimer applies.
Funding Information:
We are grateful to Michelle Carter, Mercedes Maroto-Valer as well as all project partners for their valuable comments on our interview questions. We would like to thank the two anonymous referees for agreeing to review of our manuscript, and their suggestions for improving our submission. We appreciate the support from Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), Department for Transport (DfT), Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), to promote our call for interview volunteers. We are also grateful for the financial support provided by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on ?Low carbon jet fuel through integration of novel technologies for co-valorisation of CO2 and biomass? (EP/N009924/1). The standard disclaimer applies.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Despite sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provides a viable option to decarbonise global aviation, the fuel transition to the commercial level is stagnant. Our paper investigates the key barriers and opportunities in upscaling the SAF consumption perceived by industrial stakeholders along the SAF supply chain. The primary interview data of stakeholders is analysed using the cognitive mapping approach. We contribute to the literature by developing multi-layer cognitive maps of stakeholder groups followed by a composite map to investigate the SAF development process. Though there is a common goal of lowering emissions, producers, airlines, distributors, and governmental and other advocating agencies map their distinct paths. Furthermore, our composite cognitive map presents strategic levers which are critical in SAF development and are shared by all shareholder groups. Such an understanding of SAF development is instrumental in developing progressive strategies for expediting the transition to SAF that balances environmental sustainability and economic benefits.
AB - Despite sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provides a viable option to decarbonise global aviation, the fuel transition to the commercial level is stagnant. Our paper investigates the key barriers and opportunities in upscaling the SAF consumption perceived by industrial stakeholders along the SAF supply chain. The primary interview data of stakeholders is analysed using the cognitive mapping approach. We contribute to the literature by developing multi-layer cognitive maps of stakeholder groups followed by a composite map to investigate the SAF development process. Though there is a common goal of lowering emissions, producers, airlines, distributors, and governmental and other advocating agencies map their distinct paths. Furthermore, our composite cognitive map presents strategic levers which are critical in SAF development and are shared by all shareholder groups. Such an understanding of SAF development is instrumental in developing progressive strategies for expediting the transition to SAF that balances environmental sustainability and economic benefits.
KW - Aviation
KW - Cognitive mapping
KW - Decarbonisation
KW - Semi-structured Interviews
KW - Stakeholders’ perspectives
KW - Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117767301&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103076
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103076
M3 - Article
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 100
JO - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
M1 - 103076
ER -