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Decided: a renewable fuel quota for air traffic
For the first time, the European Union is setting binding quotas for renewable fuels (SAFs, Sustainable Aviation fuels) for aviation, thus promoting the market ramp-up. In the trilogue of the EU Parliament, Council and Commission on ReFuelEU Aviation, the negotiators agreed on more ambitious quotas than originally proposed by the EU Commission: For the year 2025, an SAF quota of 2 percent and for 2030 of 6 percent is stipulated. In 2030, synthetic aviation fuels are to be 1.2 percent, and then 2 percent in 2032. By 2050, the quotas are to increase to 70 percent SAF and 35 percent synthetic aviation fuels.
"We are pleased that the Parliament has prevailed with its proposal. This makes the first regulation on SAFs in aviation ambitious enough to set an example and stimulate the production ramp-up of synthetic aviation fuels," says Dr. Carola Kantz, deputy managing director of VDMA Power-to-X for Applications. "The European aviation sector, as an important pillar of Europe's economic strength and the transport sector, continues to grow and therefore also needs to quickly become more climate-friendly. The rapid switch from fossil fuels to sustainable fuels is essential for this."
How quickly this switch is actually made depends heavily on political will and the framework conditions. "The industry is in the starting blocks" says Peter Müller-Baum, Managing Director of VDMA Power-to-X for Applications. "Achievable quotas are an incentive for additional investments on the supply side of these fuels."
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For the first time, the European Union is setting binding quotas for renewable fuels (SAFs, Sustainable Aviation fuels) for aviation, thus promoting the market ramp-up. In the trilogue of the EU Parliament, Council and Commission on ReFuelEU Aviation, the negotiators agreed on more ambitious quotas than originally proposed by the EU Commission: For the year 2025, an SAF quota of 2 percent and for 2030 of 6 percent is stipulated. In 2030, synthetic aviation fuels are to be 1.2 percent, and then 2 percent in 2032. By 2050, the quotas are to increase to 70 percent SAF and 35 percent synthetic aviation fuels.
"We are pleased that the Parliament has prevailed with its proposal. This makes the first regulation on SAFs in aviation ambitious enough to set an example and stimulate the production ramp-up of synthetic aviation fuels," says Dr. Carola Kantz, deputy managing director of VDMA Power-to-X for Applications. "The European aviation sector, as an important pillar of Europe's economic strength and the transport sector, continues to grow and therefore also needs to quickly become more climate-friendly. The rapid switch from fossil fuels to sustainable fuels is essential for this."
How quickly this switch is actually made depends heavily on political will and the framework conditions. "The industry is in the starting blocks" says Peter Müller-Baum, Managing Director of VDMA Power-to-X for Applications. "Achievable quotas are an incentive for additional investments on the supply side of these fuels."
Picture: Shutterstock