The European Union agreed to set binding targets for airlines in Europe to increase their use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), to kickstart a market for green fuels and cut the aviation sector’s carbon footprint. Fuel suppliers must ensure that 2% of fuel made available at EU airports is SAF in 2025, rising to 6% in 2030, 20% in 2035 and gradually to 70% by 2050. From 2030, 1.2% of fuels must also be synthetic fuels, rising to 35% in 2050. Synthetic fuels are made using captured CO2 emissions, which proponents say balances out the CO2 released when the fuel is combusted in an engine. This week EU countries also approved sweeping changes to the region’s carbon trading scheme and emissions laws.
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