We are calling on policymakers, energy agencies, and industry leaders to support a practical, scalable solution to decarbonize transportation: synthetic gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel made from nuclear‑powered hydrogen and captured CO₂.

Right now, the world is being pushed toward expensive transitions that require replacing millions of vehicles, locomotives, and aircraft. But there is a better path—one that uses the infrastructure we already have.

By using clean nuclear power to produce low‑cost hydrogen, and combining that hydrogen with CO₂ captured from the air or industrial sources, we can create synthetic fuels that are chemically identical to today’s gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel. These fuels work in existing engines with no modifications—from cars and trucks to freight trains and commercial aircraft.

This approach is backed by real data:

Synthetic e‑fuels can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 85% compared to fossil gasoline.
Electric vehicles reduce emissions by 54–68% over their lifetime, depending on grid mix and battery supply chains.
This means nuclear‑powered synthetic fuels can match or exceed EV carbon reductions, while avoiding the massive cost and disruption of replacing the entire transportation fleet.
Synthetic fuels also reuse existing pipelines, refineries, gas stations, rail fueling depots, and airport infrastructure, making them the most efficient path to decarbonization across all major transport sectors.
For me personally, this issue goes beyond technology. I have a deep passion for classic cars—their history, craftsmanship, and cultural value. I also love train travel, with its engineering beauty, long-distance comfort, and connection to the past. The idea of scrapping millions of perfectly functional vehicles and locomotives in the rush toward electrification is both wasteful and environmentally counterproductive. Manufacturing new EVs and new electric locomotives requires enormous material and energy inputs, while synthetic fuel allows us to preserve existing machines, reduce waste, and cut emissions at the same time.

Synthetic fuel gives us a way to protect the vehicles, trains, and planes we love while still moving toward a cleaner future.

We urge government agencies, national laboratories, and private industry to invest in:

Nuclear‑powered hydrogen production
CO₂ capture infrastructure
Synthetic fuel research and commercial‑scale plants
Policies that recognize synthetic fuels as a viable path to decarbonization for cars, trucks, trains, and planes
Sign this petition if you believe in a clean‑energy future that is practical, affordable, and achievable—one that reduces waste, preserves our transportation heritage, and upgrades our fuel, not our entire way of life.