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Consultation outcome: Pathway to net zero aviation: developing the UK sustainable aviation fuel mandate

Department For Transport

April 25
11:06 2024

Supporting the transition to Jet Zero: creating the UK SAF mandate

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UK SAF mandate: final stage cost benefit analysis

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UK SAF mandate: final stage cost benefit analysis dataset

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Detail of outcome

The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate will set annual targets on fuel suppliers to blend a proportion of SAF into their fuel supply. It will operate as a tradeable certificate scheme where the supply of SAF is rewarded in proportion to its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions.

Our response confirms:

  • the overall SAF demand will be set at 2% of aviation fuel supplied in 2025, increasing to 10% in 2030 and 22% in 2040
  • hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids will be allowed to contribute a maximum amount (100%) of SAF demand in 2025 and 2026, decreasing to 71% in 2030 and 35% by 2040
  • a power to liquid (PtL) obligation will be introduced from 2028 at 0.2% of total jet fuel demand and will reach 3.5% of total jet fuel demand in 2040
  • the buy-out prices will be set at the equivalent of 4.70 and 5.00 per litre for the main and PtL obligations, respectively
  • formal reviews will be conducted and published at least every 5 years, with the first review carried out by 2030
  • aviation turbine fuel, aviation gasoline and hydrogen will be eligible for reward providing they meet strict sustainability criteria
  • the obligation will be determined on the basis of energy supplied through aviation fuel with the reward of certificates proportionate to GHG savings
  • the administration of the scheme will align with the Renewable Transport Fuel

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