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EASA Publishes First Report On SAF Use In Europe
In 2024, 0.6% of all aviation fuel supplied in the European Union was SAF
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EASA has issued its first annual report on the amount of sustainable aviation fuel supplied at European Union airports. © Air BP

Fuel suppliers have reported that 0.6% of all aircraft fuel dispensed at European Union (EU) airports in 2024 was sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). EASA released this data yesterday as its baseline for SAF mandate targets as part of its first ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report.

For 2025, there is a mandatory target for 2% of all fuel to be SAF. According to the report, the SAF purchased, supplied, and used in the EU for all aircraft operators last year amounted to 193 kilotonnes, or 63.7 million gallons, which reduced carbon emissions by 714 kilotonnes. According to the ICAO CO2 calculator, that is equivalent to around 10,000 flights between Madrid and Paris.