Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Aviation Policy: Aer Lingus (Resumed)
Mr. Donal Moriarty:
I appreciate that is a long-term process. Critical from our perspective is the ReFuelEU initiative, which, as the Deputy may be aware, is mandating certain usage of sustainable aviation fuel - 2% by 2025 and 5% by 2030. That is absolutely fine and we support it. What is missing at a European level is the corresponding incentivisation for the development of production. If we look at California, for example, there is significant incentivisation in place from a taxation perspective, particularly for the development of SAF and its production. The result is that it is being produced. This summer, we were able to sign two off-take agreements in California such that by 2026, more than 50% of the fuel we put on board our aircraft from California will be in the form of SAF.
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