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News Roundup September 2025

News Roundup September 2025 Catagen launches SAF production company and signs offtakes with Ryanair and Shell

Catagen launches SAF production company and signs offtakes with Ryanair and Shell

Catagen launches SAF production company and signs offtakes with Ryanair and Shell ICAO and IRENA launch Finvest platform to connect sustainable aviation projects with financiers

ICAO and IRENA launch Finvest platform to connect sustainable aviation projects with financiers

ICAO and IRENA launch Finvest platform to connect sustainable aviation projects with financiers US rebukes ICAO for wasting resources on climate financing initiatives and warns against global levies

US rebukes ICAO for wasting resources on climate financing initiatives and warns against global levies

US rebukes ICAO for wasting resources on climate financing initiatives and warns against global levies Australia announces A$1.1bn incentive scheme to drive local production of low carbon fuels including SAF

Australia announces A$1.1bn incentive scheme to drive local production of low carbon fuels including SAF

Australia announces A$1.1bn incentive scheme to drive local production of low carbon fuels including SAF Oneworld airline partners join with Breakthrough Energy Ventures to invest in new SAF technologies

Oneworld airline partners join with Breakthrough Energy Ventures to invest in new SAF technologies

Oneworld airline partners join with Breakthrough Energy Ventures to invest in new SAF technologies Countries gather for triennial ICAO Assembly, with a focus on CORSIA and SAF scale-up

Countries gather for triennial ICAO Assembly, with a focus on CORSIA and SAF scale-up

Countries gather for triennial ICAO Assembly, with a focus on CORSIA and SAF scale-up

COMMENTARY: China poised to evolve from rule-taker to rule-shaper at ICAO Assembly

COMMENTARY: China poised to evolve from rule-taker to rule-shaper at ICAO Assembly Aviation needs better measurement to deliver meaningful decarbonisation

Aviation needs better measurement to deliver meaningful decarbonisation

Aviation needs better measurement to deliver meaningful decarbonisation New Danish measures emerge to reduce aviation’s air and ground emissions

New Danish measures emerge to reduce aviation’s air and ground emissions

New Danish measures emerge to reduce aviation’s air and ground emissions More targeted and faster measures needed to overcome barriers and unlock SAF’s full potential, finds PA study

More targeted and faster measures needed to overcome barriers and unlock SAF’s full potential, finds PA study

More targeted and faster measures needed to overcome barriers and unlock SAF’s full potential, finds PA study COMMENTARY: Why China’s national carbon market is unlikely to include aviation in the near term

COMMENTARY: Why China’s national carbon market is unlikely to include aviation in the near term

COMMENTARY: Why China’s national carbon market is unlikely to include aviation in the near term

Middle East

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Etihad Airways first Gulf airline to commit to 2050 net zero target and launches carbon offset programme

15 December 2020 Christopher Surgenor

UAE national airline Etihad Airways has pledged to reduce its CO2 emissions to 50% of 2019 levels by 2035 and...

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Qatar Airways launches passenger carbon offset programme in partnership with IATA and ClimateCare

10 November 2020 Christopher Surgenor

Qatar Airways has launched a voluntary carbon offset programme for passengers in partnership with IATA and ClimateCare. The programme has...

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Middle East peace deal will help save 87,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions with direct routings over Israel

27 October 2020 Christopher Surgenor

The recent overflight agreement between Jordan and Israel, which allows for flights to cross both countries’ airspace, will result in...