The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has established the Civil Aviation Decarbonisation Organisation (CADO) to oversee its upcoming sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) registry.
CADO will operate independently from IATA, ensuring “transparency and credibility” in the SAF market, said Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA’s senior vice president of sustainability and chief economist.
"CADO will turbo-charge the imminent launch of the IATA-developed SAF registry. Its mandate is to manage the SAF registry as a separate entity from IATA with an open and global approach that supports the scrutiny needed to build trust among all stakeholders," she added.
The initiative aims to bring together stakeholders across the SAF supply chain, including governments, to align principles governing SAF registries and accelerate production.
IATA Director General Willie Walsh emphasised the registry’s role in fostering a global, transparent, and liquid SAF market, urging governments, fossil fuel producers, and investors to engage.
The SAF registry is expected to play a key role in the aviation sector’s efforts to cut emissions and reach net-zero carbon targets by 2050.