China launches pilot programme for sustainable aviation fuels

Published 08:08 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:08 on September 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, China, International

China has launched a pilot programme for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with the first batch of flights carried by domestic airlines refuelled with green fuels this month, the country’s aviation regulator announced Thursday.

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Pacific flag carrier hitting the sweet spot for SAF

Published 05:37 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:37 on September 19, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Other APAC

One of the Pacific’s largest airlines has announced a partnership with a sugar company and major development bank to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Airline passengers willing to pay extra 11% to offset flight emissions, survey finds

Published 22:58 on September 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:00 on September 18, 2024  /  Aviation/CORSIA, International, Voluntary

Airline passengers are increasingly willing to accept additional costs and time commitments to reduce the environmental impact of their flights, for example paying an extra 11% for offsets, according to a new survey.

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Brazilian state creates working groups to pursue ART TREES eligibility

Published 00:27 on September 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:27 on September 17, 2024  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

The Brazilian state of Acre unveiled two technical working groups on Thursday to help align its jurisdictional REDD (J-REDD) framework with the ART TREES standard, one of only two voluntary crediting programmes approved for the UN CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme.

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VCM Report: Signs of life as traders mop up cheap Southern Cardamom carbon credits

Published 17:06 on September 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:06 on September 16, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Liquidity and some voluntary carbon prices started to edge higher last week in the over-counter-market amid rising chatter of deal talk and corporate orders.

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ANALYSIS: Voluntary, regulated carbon markets need each other, but solving the supply bottleneck will take years

Published 19:12 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:12 on September 13, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Voluntary and regulated carbon markets need one another, international stakeholders told a World Bank-convened event this week, but creating the right investment conditions to scale supply and blur the lines between the two forms of pricing mechanisms will take years.

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US renewable fuels producer purchases ethanol plant, CCS facility for $210 mln

Published 22:17 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:17 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, RINs & LCFS, US

A US-based renewable fuels producer said Thursday that it has completed a $210 million acquisition of an ethanol plant in North Dakota that will be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Airlines ‘suffering’ from lack of CORSIA carbon credit clarity, says aviation executive

Published 17:48 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:48 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Airlines are struggling due to a lack of clarity with CORSIA, the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme, according to an executive at a German aviation group.

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Malawi ITMO carbon credits trade at $10.25, retired the same day

Published 14:03 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:03 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Clean cooking ITMO credits from a project in Malawi were bought on a trading platform this week and retired the same day, underlining demand for the burgeoning sovereign carbon market.

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Qantas tweaks its carbon strategy as tightening credit, SAF supply seen as ongoing risk

Published 08:58 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:58 on September 12, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, International

Australian airline Qantas sees both opportunities and risks in its ongoing reliance on carbon credits as it looks to scale up its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) intake, according to its 2024 sustainability report published Thursday.

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