London Heathrow had completed 2024 by unveiling a modernisation plan 2.8 billion of euros. It did promise to give a prominent place to decarbonising the airport, but without describing the concrete implications. At the start of this year, the London hub is giving more substance to this good resolution. On 10 January, the airport's management announced that it was stepping up its efforts in this area. sustainable fuels (SAF). This is being done through its programme to encourage airlines to reduce their emissions. More than 100 million euros (86 million pounds) will be made available to the airlines...
London Heathrow had completed 2024 by unveiling a modernisation plan 2.8 billion of euros. It did promise to give a prominent place to decarbonising the airport, but without describing the concrete implications. At the start of this year, the London hub is giving more substance to this good resolution. On 10 January, the airport's management announced that it was stepping up its efforts in this area. sustainable fuels (SAF). This will be achieved through its programme to encourage airlines to reduce their emissions. More than €100 million (£86 million) will be made available to airlines under the airport's SAF incentive programme in 2025 alone. The aim is to achieve 3% use of SAF187,000 tonnes.
Sustainable aviation fuel is no longer a promise for the future, it's a tried and tested solution that powers flights around the world.
Matt Gorman, Director of Carbon Strategy at London Heathrow
For Matt Gorman, London Heathrow's Director of Carbon Strategy, " Sustainable jet fuel is no longer a promise of the future, it's a proven solution powering flights around the world. Our SAF incentive scheme, part of our Connecting People and Planet sustainability strategy, has made significant progress and we are now exploring options to set a long-term incentive signal until 2030. We are delighted that the Government has moved so quickly to legislate on the SAF mandate. We now need to fast-track legislation on the SAF revenue certainty mechanism to ensure that we can build a domestic industry that will contribute to decarbonisation and drive economic growth. "continues Matt Gorman.
According to the figures unveiled by airport management on 10 January, the programme should make it possible to reduce carbon emissions by more than 500,000 tonnes produced by flights throughout their life cycle. That's 800,000 passengers making a round trip between Heathrow and JFK in economy class.
