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Let’s meet our ambitions on both sides of the Atlantic to fight against climate change

We welcome the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to renew with the fight against climate change and the return of the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement. On both sides of the Atlantic, we now share the same goal: achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Alliance between the United States and Europe is essential to tackle […]

Aviation sector and NGOs agree on sustainability of future fuels

Given that EU leaders have committed to achieving a net-zero-carbon economy by 2050, there is a growing focus on how to accelerate the transition towards climate-neutral aviation. As the European Union is about to unveil new targets for sustainable aviation fuel in 2021, a group of major European aviation companies – including KLM, Easyjet, Air […]

WDB SAF Action Programme

The Dutch aviation sector is a substantial contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, both domestically and internationally, as Schiphol airport functions as an important international hub. For this reason, the Netherlands has initiated the ‘Sustainable Aviation Table’, which brings the government and the Dutch aviation industry together to discuss the actions that need to be taken […]

NGOs and aviation sector call for long-haul emissions to be covered by EU’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels mandate

Broad coalition calls on European Commission to ensure that long-haul flights are included in the EU’s SAFs mandate Call for obligation of the mandate to be placed on the fuel supplier, to ensure equal treatment Support for the development of zero-emission technologies, such as hydrogen or electric propulsion aircraft, must be sustained Advanced biofuels must […]

Synkero builds facility in the port of Amsterdam, producing sustainable aviation fuel from CO2

Amsterdam, February 8, 2021 – Synkero, a project development start-up, was launched during the European Conference for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Synkero aims to develop a commercial plant for the production of SAF. This so-called “e-fuel” will be produced using green hydrogen and CO2. This green hydrogen is produced from water and renewable energy. The […]

Consortium launches Zenid – Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Air

Rotterdam, February 8, 2021 Key Take Aways • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (part of Royal Schiphol Group), Rotterdam The Hague Innovation Airport, SkyNRG and Climeworks take a next step in realizing Zenid – a demonstration plant producing fully circular sustainable aviation fuel directly from air • Uniper signed an MoU to support Zenid with engineering […]