{"id":8501,"date":"2023-09-14T08:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T08:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=8501"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:12:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:12:09","slug":"eu-lawmakers-approve-binding-green-fuel-targets-for-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=8501","title":{"rendered":"EU lawmakers approve binding green fuel targets for aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">Aviation news international &#8211; BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) &#8211; The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a deal to set binding targets for airlines in Europe to increase their use of sustainable aviation fuels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">The approved proposal aims to increase both demand for and supply of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), which have net-zero CO2 emissions or lower CO2 emissions than fossil fuel kerosene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">Fuel suppliers must ensure that 2% of fuel made available at EU airports is SAF in 2025, rising to 6% in 2030, 20% in 2035 and gradually to 70% in 2050.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">From 2030, 1.2% of fuels must also be synthetic fuels, rising to 35% in 2050. Synthetic fuels are made using captured CO2 emissions, which proponents say balances out the CO2 released when the fuel is combusted in an engine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">For now, these fuels are produced in tiny quantities and are far more expensive than conventional aviation fuels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">Sustainable fuel is seen as a route to start gradually reducing air travel&#8217;s carbon footprint in the near-term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">&#8220;The five leading European aviation associations representing Europe&#8217;s airlines, airports, civil aeronautics industry and air navigation service providers (&#8230;) welcomed the adoption of the refuel EU Aviation Regulation and look forward to further SAF deployment globally,&#8221; Airlines for Europe, EU&#8217;s largest airline association, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-7\">EU countries must now approve the deal before it can pass into law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__extra_small__1Mw6v body__full_width__ekUdw body__extra_small_body__3QTYe sign-off__text__PU3Aj\" data-testid=\"Body\">Reporting by Bart Meijer and Kate Abnett; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__element__2p5pI trust-badge\" data-testid=\"Body\">Our Standards:\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__small__1kGq2 link__underline_default__2prE_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\">source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/eu-lawmakers-approve-binding-green-fuel-targets-aviation-2023-09-13\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/eu-lawmakers-approve-binding-green-fuel-targets-aviation-2023-09-13\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aviation news international &#8211; BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) &#8211; The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a deal to set binding targets for airlines in Europe to increase their use of sustainable aviation fuels. 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