IATA, ICAO Deepen Cooperation on Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have announced an intensified partnership to advance the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). This enhanced cooperation, revealed during ICAO Aviation Climate Week, focuses on boosting transparency and integrity in monitoring progress and speeding up the development and deployment of SAF.

The collaboration underscores the necessity of close ties between the aviation industry and global states. By implementing robust tracking systems and ensuring high-quality data, the initiative seeks to provide a clear and credible method for monitoring aviation's cleaner energy initiatives. This is crucial for achieving the industry's commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, aligning with both IATA and ICAO's long-term goals.

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Credible tracking is necessary to know the emissions reductions delivered by SAF. The data collected by the CADO SAF Registry, among others, has the potential to meet this need.

Key to this partnership is the exploration of how SAF registries and the data they generate can support ICAO's Long-Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) Monitoring and Reporting (LMR) methodology. The organizations will also consider fuel accounting systems tailored for international aviation. ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar emphasized the need for credible tracking to verify SAF's emissions reduction potential, noting that data from registries like the CADO SAF Registry could fulfill this requirement. Willie Walsh, IATA's Director General, added that strengthening the measurement and reporting of SAF use will accelerate deployment, build stakeholder trust, and keep aviation on track for its net-zero target, serving as a model for national efforts.

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By working with ICAO to strengthen how progress on SAF use is measured and reported, we can accelerate deployment, build trust across stakeholders, and put aviation on track for net zero by 2050. This will set a great example for individual states to work with industry to make the most of the SAF data that is being accumulated.