In the UK, Travel Weekly reported that UK aviation will fail to meet the government’s sustainable aviation fuel target for 2030, according to the Climate Change Committee which advises ministers. The report noted that the committee forecasts SAF will comprise just 6% of UK aviation fuel by 2030, not 10% as required under the SAF Mandate introduced in January. It calculates this will rise to 17% by 2040 and 38% by 2050, noting: “This is lower than the government’s SAF trajectory due to expected supply constraints.” The committee concluded the sector can still reach Net Zero emissions by 2050 “through the roll out of SAF, improved efficiencies, electrification of planes, managing growth in aviation demand and engineered removals [of CO2 from the atmosphere]”. But it argued: “The cost of decarbonizing aviation and addressing non-CO2 effects should be reflected in the cost to fly. This will help manage growth in aviation demand”, although “Government may need to take additional demand management measures.”
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