The government is reportedly ready to pledge extra cash to kick-start the UK’s fledgling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector following a concerted lobby effort by the aviation sector.
The government is preparing to publish its SAF mandate (Credit: Chooose)
However, the Financial Times – citing people familiar with the situation – reports that while the Department for Transport (DfT) is poised to get behind the effort, the department is yet to get the go-ahead from the Treasury.
The DfT is expected on Thursday (30 March) to endorse the findings of a report it commissioned into building a SAF industry, which is understood to be siding with the aviation sector’s view that subsidies will be necessary to incentivise SAF production.
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