UK sustainable aviation fuel mandate consultation

Views sought on requirements for jet fuel suppliers to blend SAF into aviation fuel from 2025 to reduce CO2 emissions.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a proposal for the UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate. The SAF mandate will:

• create demand for SAF
• achieve greenhouse gas emission savings
• provide price support for SAF supply

DfT is seeking views on the:

• overarching targets to be set for 2030 and beyond
• targets to supply power to liquid fuels and a cap on hydrotreated esters and fatty acids
• potential buy-out price, which determines the maximum incentive for supplying SAF
• eligible fuels and sustainability criteria
• design of the scheme including:
• who the obligation applies to
• how certificates will be issued, traded and used for compliance, and how the obligation will be discharged
• administrator and enforcement of the scheme
• interactions with other domestic and international policy makers

This builds on a commitment to introduce a SAF mandate in 2025 requiring at least 10 per cent of jet fuel to be made from sustainable feedstocks by 2030.

Find out more about the consultation and how to respond.

First published 14 April 2023