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American Airlines partners with PtL and carbon removal start-ups Infinium and Graphyte

American Airlines partners with PtL and carbon removal start-ups Infinium and Graphyte

COP28 Diary of Events Ireland could produce enough SAF to meet its own EU mandated volumes, finds study

Ireland could produce enough SAF to meet its own EU mandated volumes, finds study

Ireland could produce enough SAF to meet its own EU mandated volumes, finds study Virgin Atlantic makes first commercial airline flight across the Atlantic with 100% SAF

Virgin Atlantic makes first commercial airline flight across the Atlantic with 100% SAF

Virgin Atlantic makes first commercial airline flight across the Atlantic with 100% SAF ICAO agrees a global framework and emissions goal on the transition to aviation clean energy

ICAO agrees a global framework and emissions goal on the transition to aviation clean energy

ICAO agrees a global framework and emissions goal on the transition to aviation clean energy Gulfstream business jet becomes first to cross the Atlantic on 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Gulfstream business jet becomes first to cross the Atlantic on 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Gulfstream business jet becomes first to cross the Atlantic on 100% sustainable aviation fuel Governments gather to seek agreement on a global framework for aviation’s energy transition

Governments gather to seek agreement on a global framework for aviation’s energy transition

Governments gather to seek agreement on a global framework for aviation’s energy transition SAF supplier SkyNRG secures €175 million investment from Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management

SAF supplier SkyNRG secures €175 million investment from Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management

SAF supplier SkyNRG secures €175 million investment from Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management ANA and easyJet commit to buying carbon dioxide removal credits from 1PointFive’s Texas DAC facility

ANA and easyJet commit to buying carbon dioxide removal credits from 1PointFive’s Texas DAC facility

ANA and easyJet commit to buying carbon dioxide removal credits from 1PointFive’s Texas DAC facility Boeing selects Pratt & Whitney and Collins to support new NASA sustainable flight test programme

Boeing selects Pratt & Whitney and Collins to support new NASA sustainable flight test programme

Boeing selects Pratt & Whitney and Collins to support new NASA sustainable flight test programme Microsoft and World Energy sign landmark 10-year book-and claim SAF deal

Microsoft and World Energy sign landmark 10-year book-and claim SAF deal

Microsoft and World Energy sign landmark 10-year book-and claim SAF deal Emirates and Shell in 300,000-gallon SAF purchase deal using Avelia book-and-claim

Emirates and Shell in 300,000-gallon SAF purchase deal using Avelia book-and-claim

Emirates and Shell in 300,000-gallon SAF purchase deal using Avelia book-and-claim

EU ETS

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EU member states and Parliament reach agreement on SAF mandate and adopt ETS Aviation reform

26 April 2023 Christopher Surgenor

Political progress has been reached on two key pieces of legislation to bring the European aviation sector into line with...

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European Parliament and Council reach compromise agreement on changes to the Aviation EU ETS

12 December 2022 Christopher Surgenor

The EU’s Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on revisions to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)...

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Airlines and NGOs welcome European Parliament SAF vote to exclude food and feed crop-based biofuels

12 July 2022 Christopher Surgenor

A plenary session of the European Parliament has voted to adopt a report aimed at increasing the uptake of sustainable...

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European Parliament vote to extend EU ETS to all international flights risks global climate agreement, warns IATA

9 June 2022 Christopher Surgenor

As part of measures to revise the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to bring aviation in line with the...

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Achieving the EU’s 2030 climate goal for aviation will rely heavily on market-based measures, says Eurocontrol

17 May 2022 Christopher Surgenor

As part of the climate neutral by 2050 binding target of the European Green Deal, the EU has set an...

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Parliamentary committees respond to European Commission proposals on EU ETS changes and SAF mandates

23 February 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Two draft reports on European Commission proposals to amend the Aviation EU ETS directive and introduce a regulation to kickstart...