€15 Billion in Allowances: Brussels Puts Ten Times More ETS Money Behind SAF
August 6, 2026
The Commission’s 17 July ETS revision extends aviation carbon pricing to departures within 5,000 km from 2029 — capturing Istanbul and Dubai, excluding the US and China — and reserves roughly €15 billion of allowances for SAF and alternative propulsion through 2040.
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The UK Won't Ring-Fence e-SAF — and the DfT's Own Numbers Show What That Costs
Allocation Round 1 will back up to 230,000 tonnes a year of first-of-a-kind capacity, but contracts are not awarded until Q4 2028 and power-to-liquid must compete head-on with advanced biogenic routes it cannot currently underprice.
India Sets 1% SAF for 2027 — and Tells Airlines to Report 90% of Their Emissions
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu says the national SAF policy is in its final stages, confirming a 1% / 2% / 5% trajectory on international flights as DGCA prepares a CORSIA reporting mandate for January 2027.
Brussels Clears €290M for Dutch SAF — and Deliberately Locks HEFA Out
The first SAF clearance under the Clean Industrial Deal framework backs advanced bio-SAF and e-SAF only, targeting 285,000 tonnes a year of capacity through direct grants paid against project milestones from 2027.
Five More Governments Sign the Aviation Carbon Market Compact — IATA’s CORSIA Alliance Hits 50
Guyana, Madagascar, the UK, Zambia and Zimbabwe join the compact as IETA, Sylvera and Airbus sign on as supporting partners, with the alliance targeting 225–250 million eligible units by spring 2027.
Vietnam Stages Its First Big SAF Conference as Hanoi Tests a Roadmap That Lags ASEAN Peers
Ministry of Construction signals a tailored SAF roadmap as ICAO, Airbus, Boeing, LanzaTech and Taiyo Oil convene in Hanoi — but Vietnam still has no domestic mandate while Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand have moved.
IBA: Expanding EU ETS to All EEA Departures Would More Than Double Aviation Coverage and Hit KLM Hardest
IBA's modelling shows extending the scheme to all EEA departures would roughly double covered emissions versus today's scope, with KLM, Lufthansa and Air France carrying the largest single-carrier cost impact.
UK Cracks Open the SAF Mandate: DfT Tests HEFA Cap and PtL Obligation Before They Bind
Nine-question Call for Evidence opens to industry through 28 July as DfT signals it would rather adjust the flexibilities than let buyout absorb the carbon savings.
SkyNRG-ICF Cut 2030 SAF Demand to 12.8 Mt as Capacity Outpaces Demand for First Time
Sixth-edition outlook trims 2030 demand by 2.7 million tonnes, flags an eSAF supply gap that will price as fines, and tags US 45Z transition uncertainty as the key drag.
PM JI-VAN Backs an ₹150 Crore SED 2G Ethanol Plant in UP With LanzaTech Gas-Fermentation on Ankur-Gasified Syngas
The 91 KLPD plant pairs Ankur Scientific's biomass gasification with LanzaTech's gas-fermentation platform, producing ethanol that the company flags as a SAF intermediate.
DOE Releases Updated 45ZCF-GREET Model Pulling in OBBBA Changes and Restricting Foreign Feedstocks
Update removes ILUC penalties on US biofuels, restricts post-2025 feedstocks to North American origin and covers both 2025 and post-December 31, 2025 production