Global aviation body adopts 5% decarbonisation target to support SAF development
All the sustainable aviation fuel produced in 2022 was bought, at a premium of US$500 million for the industry.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation’s 193 member states have committed to reducing emissions from the sector by 5% by 2030, as part of a new global sustainable aviation fuels framework.
Aviation accounted for 2% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2022 at around 800 million tonnes of CO2 – yet there is currently no viable option to reduce this footprint. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and lower-carbon aviation fuels (LCAF) are seen as essential to help the sector decarbonise, but current production levels are still extremely low, at only 0.2% of all aviation fuel use.
