In India, The Hindu reported that the Government of India believed that global mandates for sustainable aviation fuel with 2050 as the target year was “too early” and that each State must be allowed to develop its own strategy.
“Any global mandates for SAF with milestones to 2050 are too early as each State must be allowed time to develop its own strategy for reaching a long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG) as per its national plans,” said Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Rajiv Bansal at ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium 2023 at Seoul, South Korea.
The official also said that until SAF production, certification and availability are ensured, any volumetric mandates will not be consistent with the ideology of long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG), which doesn’t impose specific obligations but recognizes each State’s special circumstances and capabilities to contribute to the LTAG within its own national timeframe. India will start participating in the ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) and the LTAG from 2027.
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