In Belgium, Reuters reported that the EU’s requirement for 6% of the jet fuel used by its airlines to be sustainable by 2030 is impossible to meet because of the cost and scarcity of green fuels, according to airline CEOs. The announcement made by a group of CEOs, was the most blunt criticism of the EU’s regulatory approach to sustainability to date, according to the report. The chief executives of Ryanair, IAG, Lufthansa, and Air France-KLM increased criticism of the EU requirements for sustainable aviation fuel, adding that they created added regulatory burdens that risked European aviation falling behind global competitors. “We urgently need an EU aviation strategy in order to have SAF at competitive prices… unless action is taken now, the only realistic solution is to move the 2030 SAF mandate to the right,” said Luis Gallego, the CEO of British Airways-owner IAG.
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