Transport Secretary lets fly with support for SAF
The UK Transport Secretary has reiterated the importance of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) during an interview on radio.
Grant Shapps told listeners to the BBC’s Today programme that increasing usage of SAF in the aviation sector was crucial in the overall goal of achieving Net Zero by 2050.
He said the Government’s new Transport Decarbonisation Plan was at the heart of its net zero ambitions with SAF playing an important role in achieving this.
The chair of Sustainable Aviation, Adam Morton, welcomed the comments from the government minister.
He said: “The Transport Secretary is absolutely right that SAF will be essential if we are to achieve Jet Zero.
“SAF technology is available now, can cut carbon by at least 70% compared with fossil fuels and requires no modifications to existing aircraft or refuelling infrastructure.
“They can also be produced throughout the UK, creating tens of thousands of jobs and generating billions of pounds for our economy in remaining and former industrial regions.”
He added: “Establishing the UK’s Jet Zero Council was a big step forward. The necessary private sector investment is poised to invest, get the first SAF facilities up and running, and fuelling flights by the middle of this decade.
“However, to make this a reality, the Government needs to urgently accelerate its support for this nascent industry. Most importantly, this means introducing a mandate and commercialisation policy to reduce the overall risk of these early projects. With the right action from Government in 2021, the UK can lead the world in both sustainable aviation fuel and deliver Jet Zero.”
Grant Shapps told listeners to the BBC’s Today programme that increasing usage of SAF in the aviation sector was crucial in the overall goal of achieving Net Zero by 2050.
He said the Government’s new Transport Decarbonisation Plan was at the heart of its net zero ambitions with SAF playing an important role in achieving this.
The chair of Sustainable Aviation, Adam Morton, welcomed the comments from the government minister.
He said: “The Transport Secretary is absolutely right that SAF will be essential if we are to achieve Jet Zero.
“SAF technology is available now, can cut carbon by at least 70% compared with fossil fuels and requires no modifications to existing aircraft or refuelling infrastructure.
“They can also be produced throughout the UK, creating tens of thousands of jobs and generating billions of pounds for our economy in remaining and former industrial regions.”
He added: “Establishing the UK’s Jet Zero Council was a big step forward. The necessary private sector investment is poised to invest, get the first SAF facilities up and running, and fuelling flights by the middle of this decade.
“However, to make this a reality, the Government needs to urgently accelerate its support for this nascent industry. Most importantly, this means introducing a mandate and commercialisation policy to reduce the overall risk of these early projects. With the right action from Government in 2021, the UK can lead the world in both sustainable aviation fuel and deliver Jet Zero.”
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