Monday, June 3, 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled plans to launch the SAF Registry to enhance the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) by providing authoritative emissions reduction tracking and reporting. The registry is slated to begin operations in early 2025, with backing from seventeen airlines, one airline group, six government bodies, three Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and a fuel producer, all contributing to its development. SAF could contribute up to 65% of the carbon reduction required to reach net zero emissions in the aviation sector by 2050.

“SAF is key to aviation’s decarbonization. Airlines want more SAF and stand ready to use every drop of it. The SAF Registry will help meet the critical needs of all stakeholders as part of the global effort to ramp-up SAF production.

Governments need a trusted system to track the quality and quantities of SAF used. SAF producers need to accurately account for what has been delivered and effectively decarbonized. Corporate customers must be able to transparently account for their Scope 3 emissions.

And airlines must have certainty that they can claim the environmental benefits of the SAF they purchased. The Registry will meet all these needs. In doing so, the Registry will help create a global SAF market by ensuring that airlines have access to SAF wherever it is produced, and that SAF producers have access to airlines regardless of their location,” said Willie Walsh.