Airlines and industry groups say efforts to reduce carbon emissions are being undermined by Australian government inaction establishing an alternative jet fuel industry | pwhatch
Australian airlines’ efforts to reduce carbon emissions are being undermined by the country’s slow start establishing an alternative jet fuel industry, which carriers, producers and industry groups blame on government inaction.
Ms McKenzie said $33.5 million in federal funds announced late last year through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency would not be enough to create a new local industry, and that SAF deserved the same government attention as hydrogen, which has limited short-term application in aviation. Qantas will use SAF for about 15 per cent of its fuel use out London’s Heathrow Airport this year but it is not available locally.
“This technology-led approach is important in developing a sustainable biofuel industry that isn’t reliant on consumer-funded mandates or ongoing subsidies,” the spokesman said. France has made it compulsory for all flights leaving to the country to fill up their tanks with at least 1 per cent SAF while the European Union has proposed a bloc-wide 2 per cent mandate starting in 2025 and increasing over time.
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