A team of scientists has taken a revolutionary step in the fight against pollution and climate change: they have patented a method for converting garbage into fuel for airplanes, ships, and trucks. This technology, which uses urban and agricultural waste, represents a major advance toward a sustainable, fossil fuel-free transportation model.

The process is based on the thermochemical conversion of waste, which yields second-generation biofuels that are cleaner and have a lower carbon footprint. Unlike previous methods, this patent stands out for its energy efficiency and potential scalability for industrial use.

Innovation would not only solve part of the garbage accumulation problem, but could also significantly reduce dependence on oil in air and sea transport, two sectors with very high emissions of polluting gases.

This project represents a double victory: on the one hand, it reduces the amount of waste that reaches landfills and oceans, and on the other, it decreases carbon emissions from the most polluting means of transport on the planet.