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ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization

22 November 202419 November 2024

Sustainable Aviation Fuel – Key Market Drivers and Production Tech

The ICAO is forecasting a tripling of international aviation emissions by 2050 without intervention - SAF has emerged as a crucial decarbonization tool offering up to 80% emissions reduction

5 August 20242 August 2024

Spatially-explicit land use change emissions and carbon payback times of biofuels under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)

The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) requires airlines to offset their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions above 2019 levels by either buying carbon offsets or using Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs)

Sind nachhaltige Flugtreibstoffe wirklich nachhaltig?

Biokraftstoffe sind ein vielversprechender Weg, um die Kohlenstoffemissionen des Luftverkehrs zu reduzieren und damit einen Beitrag zur Erreichung der globalen Klimaziele zu leisten

17 April 202416 April 2024

A Gates-Backed Startup Is Making Fuel From Water and Carbon Dioxide

Infinium counts Bill Gates as an investor and has fuel buyers that include Amazon and American Airlines. Now, the company is trying to scale up

3 January 202419 December 2023

Japan’s SAF feedstock program to be driven by carbon offset scheme: USDA

The country's primary focus lies in boosting domestic SAF production, including alcohol-to-jet SAF

1 September 202027 August 2020

Is greener aviation set for take-off?

If we are to see green aviation take off in the near future, aviation fuel users can take key actions today to make overall emission levels decline

10 March 20206 March 2020

Feasibility Study on Production and Sales of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from Plastic and Other Waste Materials

By promoting the development and spread of SAF, all parties will together contribute to the establishment of concrete solutions to societal concerns

9 October 20199 September 2021

Global Alliance Powerfuels promotes more alternative fuels in aviation

Most important step: worldwide blending quota of at least 2 percent - Pioneer countries should launch additional programmes - Analysis informs about costs and measures

Global Alliance Powerfuels wirbt für mehr alternative Kraftstoffe im Luftverkehr

Wichtigster Schritt: weltweite Beimischungsquote von mindestens 2 Prozent - Vorreiternationen sollten zusätzliche Programme auflegen - Analyse informiert über Kosten und Maßnahmen

Aviation climate targets may drive 3 million hectares of deforestation

ICAO’s proposed use of alternative aviation fuels is meant to reduce emissions, it in fact risks inducing massive emissions from the destruction of tropical forests and peatlands

2 October 20191 October 2019

Protests against International Aviation Emissions Strategy

New briefing exposes plans for palm oil in the airplane tank & aviation emissions scheme (CORSIA) as set to fail to reduce aviation emissions

18 June 201913 June 2019

Going Green: Airlines Roll Out Eco-Friendly Initiatives on World Environment Day

Focusing on aviation’s growing contribution to rising CO₂ levels, airlines are finding new ways to reduce their footprint

23 October 201718 October 2017

Airbus exec.: EU ‘bonus’ for aviation biofuels may be too little

Thierry Nowaczyk from Airbus in an interview with EURACTIV.com

Airbus-Manager: EU-Bonus für Biokraftstoff in der Luftfahrt wohl nicht ausreichend

Thierry Nowaczyk von Airbus im Interview mit EURACTIV.com

4 October 201718 September 2017

Neste collaborates with Genève Aéroport to offer sustainable and renewable solutions for aviation

The target shall be at least 1% of the annual jet fuel consumption at Genève Aéroport shall be composed of renewable jet fuel

30 June 201728 June 2017

Explosive new ICCT report says “offsets” will dominate “alternative fuels” in aviation

“Bulk of aviation emissions reductions will be achieved through carbon offsets,” not fuels, writes ICCT

15 March 201713 March 2017

Aviation biofuels: Won’t get fooled again

Only the wealthiest 5% of the world's population has ever flown but the poorest will pay the highest price for climate change

24 June 201623 June 2016

Why Airbus wants slime from green algae to fuel its planes

Algae grows faster and produces higher energy yields than other plants, but is much more expensive to turn into fuel than traditional petroleum byproducts