- Attempts by EU legislators to qualify a wider array of biofuel feedstocks for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will push up emissions compared to the European Commission’s original proposal, a new study has found.
- The ICCT would also like to see a hard cap on the inclusion of biofuels derived from used cooking oil and certain animal fats within the ReFuelEU Aviation text.
- The use of these materials for biofuel production would “likely result in significant food price, fraud, and land use change impacts,” the report continues, highlighting that these feedstocks have alternative uses at present which will need to be substituted.
EU’s draft green jet fuel law risks worsening emissions: study
