Americas > US carbon project developer calls for European SAF mandates to integrate removals, questions ETS integration

US carbon project developer calls for European SAF mandates to integrate removals, questions ETS integration

Published 14:32 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:04 on September 5, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Legislated targets for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the EU and UK should include sub-mandates for carbon removals to incentivise the scale up of the direct air capture (DAC) industry, said an executive at a conference on Wednesday, who also expressed hesitation about the benefits of integrating negative emissions into existing compliance carbon trading schemes in the region.
Legislated targets for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the EU and UK should include sub-mandates for carbon removals to incentivise the scale up of the direct air capture (DAC) industry, said an executive at a conference on Wednesday, who also expressed hesitation about the benefits of integrating negative emissions into existing compliance carbon trading schemes in the region.


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