Refiners are ramping up production of SAF quickly, but supply is not enough to reach airline industry’s long-term emissions goals. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production tripled in 2022, reaching 300 million liters, but remains a fraction of the volume needed for decarbonization.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) aims for 30 billion liters of SAF production by 2030 and 450 billion by 2050 to meet 65% of aviation's net-zero CO2 emissions goal.
Current demand for SAF significantly outstrips supply, with airlines purchasing all available stock despite high prices.
IATA stresses that governments must implement comprehensive production incentives for SAF, similar to those for other renewable fuels, to boost supply and meet future targets.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that total production of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, tripled in 2022, reaching at least 300 million liters, or about 79.3 million gallons.
SAF production totaled 100 million liters, or 26.4 million gallons, in 2021.
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Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4
