Airlines
European Commission Confirms Plans for Aviation Fuel Tax
Along with new taxes, Europe’s “Fit for 55” green policies include an SAF blending mandate and the end of airlines’ free allowances in the bloc’s ETS.

Airlines operating in and from the European Union will be subject to a new tax on aviation fuel and be required to uplift a certain proportion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under new rules unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday. The measures form part of the commission’s long-awaited "Fit for 55" legislative package to reduce emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 compared with 1990 levels and deliver the European Green Deal, which aims to make the continent climate-neutral by 2050. The far-reaching green policies—to affect most businesses and households—also include a proposal to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for aviation and a decision implementing the UN Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) into European law.


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