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Government poised to publish SAF mandate
Details of the UK’s sustainable aviation fuel plan are imminent, reports Ian Taylor
The government is poised to publish details of its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate and consult on proposals for a ‘revenue certainty’ mechanism for SAF producers. The mandate will require fuel
companies to blend a proportion of SAF with jet fuel from 2025, with a target of 10% by 2030. The revenue-certainty mechanism
is aimed to ensure the costs of SAF – which can be five times the cost of regular jet fuel – don’t hinder its development. This is due by April 26,
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with the mandate expected to be issued at or around the same time. No SAF is produced in the UK
yet. The government has committed to having five SAF plants under construction by 2025, but industry leaders and environmental groups are sceptical as the revenue mechanism to support production will not come in until 2027. A coalition of groups, including
the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) and Transport and Environment (T&E), forecast the
government will portray the SAF mandate as “a key step” toward “guilt-free flying”. But AEF policy director Cait
Hewitt said: “Let’s not get too excited. These fuels release as much CO2 as kerosene when burned.” T&E UK policy manager Matt
Finch argued: “Some of the feedstocks aren’t sustainable and all are already used for something else.”
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