In the UK, Heathrow has announced an increase in its carbon cutting scheme for a fourth year. In 2025, $104.4 million will be available to airlines through the airport’s SAF incentive scheme, targeting 3% of aviation fuel used at Heathrow to be SAF – amounting to 187,000 tons. In 2025, the scheme aims to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions from flights by over 500,000 tonnes. This is equivalent to over 800,000 economy class passengers round trips from Heathrow to JFK. The 2025 incentive aims to align with Heathrow’s target to be 1% above the UK mandate in 2030: achieving 11% SAF use at the airport. Heathrow’s Director of Carbon Strategy, Matt Gorman said: “SAF is no longer a future promise—it’s a proven solution that is powering flights worldwide. Our SAF incentive scheme, part of our Connecting People and Planet sustainability strategy, has made significant progress and we’re now exploring options to set a long-term incentive signal to 2030. We are delighted that Government has moved so quickly to legislate the SAF Mandate. We must now accelerate legislation for the SAF Revenue Certainty Mechanism to ensure we can build a domestic industry that will help decarbonize and drive economic growth.”
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