Several European aviation groups have called for an EU-wide mandate on the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
In a joint letter to EU negotiators, Airlines for Europe (A4E), airports’ association ACI Europe, air navigation body CANSO Europe and ERA (European Regions Airline Association) called for “several adjustments to the ReFuel EU and EU ETS aviation proposals, which are critical for the European aviation industry”.
The group have requested the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to: provide for a European single market for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF); further incentivisation and financial support for the uptake of SAF through a ‘SAF allowance mechanism’; provide a strict definition of SAF; introduce a flexibility mechanism in the physical SAF supply chain; allocate revenues for aviation decarbonisation; and conduct further research for evidence of the effects of non-CO2 emissions.
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