Saturday, November 25, 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) looks forward accelerating aviation’s decarbonization.
They are depending on governments delivering the supportive policies that are necessary to enable aviation’s decarbonization.
IATA agreed at the Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) in Dubai. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) hosted the event.
CAAF/3 delivered critical agreement on:
“Governments have understood the critical role of SAF to achieve net zero emissions for aviation by 2050. The CAAF/3 results add a vision on the shorter, 2030, time horizon that is ambitious.
To that end, the CAAF/3 agreement signals to the world in no uncertain terms the need for policies that enable real progress.
There is no time to lose. IATA now expects governments to urgently put the strongest possible policies in place to unlock the full potential of a global SAF market with an exponential increase in production,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.
Demand Signal and Policies to Support SAF Production
This is necessary because airlines’ demand for SAF, in line with their commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, vastly exceeds the availability of SAF today, which is limited to 0.2% of airlines’ jet fuel consumption in 2023.
Airlines have sent major demand signals to the SAF production market:
“We need to see governments acting on the CAAF/3 declaration with policies that expand SAF production in all its shapes and forms. Despite unequivocal demand signals, the SAF production market is not developing fast enough. We need SAF everywhere in the world, and to that end, the right supportive policies – policies that can stimulate production, promote competition, foster innovation, and attract financing – must be put in place today”, said Walsh.
IATA calls on governments to adopt policies to maximize SAF production globally by:
“The goal is maximizing SAF production everywhere with positive, not punitive, policy measures. Airlines are ready with open arms to catch the resulting SAF production. While airlines are at the sharp end of decarbonization, they cannot bear the burden alone.
CAAF/3 has again made it clear that aviation’s decarbonization will require the wholehearted and united efforts of the entire value chain and governments as we all focus on net zero by 2050.
To be perfectly clear, where government money leads, private money will follow. It is absolutely essential that governments play their part, and we will certainly play ours”, said Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA’s Senior Vice President Sustainability and Chief Economist.
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