WEF: Coalition of 60 companies set target of 10% SAF use by 2030

23 September, 2021

World Economic Forum (WEF) announced (22-Sep-2021) its Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition, a group with a mission to accelerate the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), launched its 2030 ambition statement, to accelerate the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to reach 10% of global jet aviation fuel supply by 2030. 60 companies have agreed to work together to move the aviation industry along towards its objective of net-zero emissions by 2050. Key signatories include:

  • Aerospace manufacturers:
    • Airbus
    • Boeing
    • Honeywell
    • Rolls-Royce
  • Airlines and airline groups:
    • American Airlines
    • ANA Holdings
    • British Airways
    • Cathay Pacific Airways
    • Delta Air Lines
    • Deutsche Post DHL Group
    • Iberia
    • International Airlines Group
    • Japan Airlines
    • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
    • oneworld alliance
    • Qatar Airways Group
    • SpiceJet
    • United Airlines
    • Virgin Atlantic
  • Airports and airport groups
    • Airports Council International
    • Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL)
    • Dubai Airports
    • Fraport
    • Heathrow Airport
    • Royal Schiphol Group
    • San Francisco International Airport
    • Sydney Airport
  • Fuel suppliers and carbon capture enterprises:
    • Biodiesel Association of India (BDAI)
    • bp
    • Caphenia
    • Carbon Engineering Ltd.
    • Enerkem
    • ENI
    • Fulcrum BioEnergy
    • Indian Institute of Petroleum
    • Neste
    • Norsk e-Fuel AS
    • Novo Nordisk AS
    • LanzaJet
    • LanzaTech
    • Ørsted
    • Praj Industries Limited
    • Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Pvt Ltd
    • Shell
    • SkyNRG
    • Suncor
    • Sunfire
    • The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
    • TotalEnergies
    • Velocys
  • Other stakeholders:
    • Accenture
    • ACME
    • Bank of America
    • Boston Consulting Group
    • Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
    • Deloitte
    • Kuehne+Nagel
    • McKinsey & Company
    • PwC
    • Visa Inc

To make this concerted effort possible, the Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition has developed a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificate (SAFc) system, a new accounting tool that will allow SAF emissions reductions to be claimed by travellers and cargo customers if they are willing to cover the higher costs. The proposed system also handles fuel supply chain logistics by delivering SAF stock to airports nearest the production plants. With existing technologies and digital demand platforms such as the SAFc, best-practice sustainable aviation can reduce GHG emissions on a lifecycle basis by up to 80%. [more - original PR]