{"id":216327,"date":"2026-02-03T10:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=216327"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:02:53","slug":"saf-unattainable-cap-2035","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/saf-inatteignable-cap-2035","title":{"rendered":"SAF: is the 2035 target unattainable?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until 2030, all is well. But what about after that? While the strategy for decarbonising air transport is largely based on the integration of sustainable air fuels, these \"SAF\" capable of reducing the environmental impact of 60% flights, the risk of running out of fuel by 2035 is looming. At least if we are to meet the requirements of the European Union. Under the European Refuel EU Aviation Regulation, the mandates for incorporation will rise from 6% in 2030 to 20% five years later. This leap is also accompanied by sub-quotas for sustainable synthetic fuels, with 1.2% of e-SAF required in 2030, then 5% in 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will air transport make the grade? The answer from the President of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a resounding \"no\". \" I've always thought that the EU's ambitions were unattainable, and I still do. <\/em>\"As Willie Walsh recently pointed out at the general meeting of the Board of Airlines Representatives France. A few days earlier, at the press conference of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Nationale de l'Aviation et de ses M\u00e9tiers (FNAM) (National Federation of Aviation and its Trades)<\/a>Pascal de Izaguirre, its chairman, also expressed his concern, not about reaching 6% in 2030, a milestone that has almost been achieved, but about reaching 20% in 2035: \" It's not all there, especially as there's not the first outline of an e-SAF production chain.<\/em> \"<\/p>\n\n\n\n