By 2050, new laws will require 87 percent of aviation fuel at EU airports to be SAF. [Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
The European Parliament approved draft rules to mandate increasing minimum percentages of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at EU airports, starting with 2% by 2025 and rising to 85% by 2050.
This initiative is part of the EU's "Fit for 55 in 2030" strategy, aiming to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonize the aviation sector, which is one of the hardest to abate.
The new rules refine the definition of eligible SAF (excluding food/feed crops and palm oil), acknowledge the need for production growth, and align with projected enormous market growth and global efforts like CORSIA-certified SAF deliveries.
The European Parliament is bolstering support for using more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at airports throughout much of Europe.
On July 7, parliament approved draft rules to require mandatory minimum percentages of SAF available at EU airports. Mandates for the percentage of SAF as a share of all available aviation fuels would increase in three steps:
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Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.
