I sidste uge blev EU-kommissionen enige om et politisk tiltag, som skal sænke CO2-udledninger for flybranchen ved at sætte højere krav til implementering af bæredygtige flybrændstoffer (SAF – Sustainable Aviation Fuels). Det nye regelsæt, som omfatter både brændstofleverandører, flyoperatører og lufthavne, kan ifølge EU-kommissionen reducere udledninger fra fly med op til to tredjedele frem til 2050.
Kravene indebærer blandt andet:
- Aviation fuel suppliers to supply a minimum share of SAF at EU airports, starting at 2% of overall fuel supplied by 2025 and reaching 70% by 2050. The new EU jet fuel blend will need to also contain a minimum share of the most modern and environmentally-friendly synthetic fuels, which increases over time;
- Aircraft operators departing from EU airports to refuel only with the fuel necessary for the flight, to avoid emissions related to extra weight or carbon leakage caused by ‘tankering’ practices (deliberately carrying excess fuel to avoid refuelling with SAF);
- Airports to ensure that their fuelling infrastructure is available and fit for SAF distribution.
Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, udtaler: “The EU is setting all sectors on a pathway to climate neutrality, with the measures necessary to meet our 2030 and 2050 climate targets. We have now taken another important step towards reducing emissions in the aviation sector. Fuel suppliers at EU airports must provide an increasing share of sustainable aviation fuels and aircraft operators increase their use.”
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