CAAF/3 agrees global framework to promote 17.5 billion litres of SAF production by 2023

The Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed a global framework to promote the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), highlighting the significance of supportive government policy and feedstock diversification. With the intention for all international aviation fuels to be 5% less carbon intensive by 2030, IATA estimates that 17.5 billion litres (14 million tonnes) of SAF need to be produced. SAF added $756 million to a record high fuel bill in 2023, with ‘every drop of SAF produced’ already bought and used. In 2029 alone, projections estimate that over