EU to Require More Sustainable Aviation Fuels from 2025

Oct. 9, 2023

SAF includes fuels made from bio-waste, fuel derived from cooking oil as well as synthetically produced fuels. The quota for less harmful fuel will be set at 2% for 2025 and gradually increase to 70% by 2050, a press release said.

Source dpa (TNS)

Brussels — Aircraft in the European Union will have to be fuelled in a more environmentally friendly way from 2025 under a new law.

From then on, there will be a quota on how much so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) must be blended in with conventional fuel, EU member states announced on Monday, officially approving a compromise previously reached with the European Parliament.

SAFs include fuels made from bio-waste, fuel derived from cooking oil as well as synthetically produced fuels.

The quota for less harmful fuel will be set at 2% for 2025 and gradually increase to 70% by 2050, a press release said.

Additionally flights in the EU will have an environmental label from 2025, which takes into account the estimated carbon dioxide footprint of a flight per passenger.

This is meant to enable travellers to better compare the environmental impact of different flights.

The new law is part of the EU's far-reaching ambitions to tackle climate change, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by at least 55% by 2030.