Sustainable Aviation Intelligence

17 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: EU proposes 5,000-km radius expansion for ETS, UK RCM first awards in late 2028, and more…

Five noteworthy aviation sustainability developments in the past seven days curated by the Ishka Airfinance SAVi team.

19 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: UK consults on SAF Mandate ‘flexibilities’, new calls for ETS scope extension, and more …

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) on 16th June opened a call for evidence on whether the country’s SAF Mandate rem...

12 Jun 2026

SAVi Five: IATA sees SAF at 2.4 Mt in 2026, SBTi clarifies role of SAF Book and Claim, and more…

SAF will account for 0.8% of airline fuel use in 2026, keeping with a “disappointing” sub-1% projection already shared l...

7 May 2026

What does the Iran War-driven energy shock mean for SAF?

Ishka SAVi looks back at the two months of volatility since the start of the Iran War to understand how SAF prices have ...

7 Apr 2026

How LanzaJet builds regional partnerships to unlock AtJ SAF potential

This article was originally published as part of Impact’s Year in Review 2025 publication in January 2026. Written by Is...

23 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: US SAF use grows 2.5x in 2025, Total CEO accuses airlines of undermining mandate, and more…

SAF consumption in the US rose to approximately 870,000 tonnes in 2025, more than doubling the total from 2024, accordin...

15 Jan 2026

SAF round-up: Announced offtake volumes in 2025 slump to just 1.2 Mt

SAF offtake and voluntary purchase deals in 2025 amounted to just over 1.2 metric tonnes (Mt) based on announced volumes...

5 Jan 2026

Turning tax credits into cash: How US clean fuel producers monetise their 45Z incentive

Ishka SAVi examines how 45Z monetisation is working in practice in early corporate disclosures and speaks to Jenny Speck...

12 Dec 2025

SAVi Five: 2025 SAF volume to fall short of estimate, ICAO’s revised aircraft CO2 standard, and more…

IATA on 9th December unveiled estimates for SAF production showing that in 2025 SAF volumes are expected to reach 1.9 Mt...

2 Dec 2025

AC25 round-up: Year ends with leap in SAF investment enablers

This first of three reports covers SAF key takeaways from the this year's Aviation Carbon conference held last week in L...

14 Nov 2025

SAVi Five: EU Parliament backs narrower CSRD scope, Taxonomy consultation, COP30 latest, and more…

The European Parliament this week adopted a negotiating position on the Omnibus I simplification, backing a change in CS...

13 Nov 2025

Financing Innovations: ATOBA’s index-linked SAF supply aggregation

This article is the second of Ishka’s Financing Innovation series, where we spotlight innovative solutions for finance t...

7 Nov 2025

Financing Innovations: Future Energy Global’s approach to SAF demand aggregation

This article is the first of a new series, where Ishka spotlights innovative for finance to unlock the SAF scale-up.

23 Oct 2025

UK flagship SAF event moves past policy talk to address project progress

The third edition of the UK government’s annual SAF event, the SAF Supply Chain Initiative, was held in Sheffield on 16t...

26 Sep 2025

SAVi Five: US scolds ICAO on climate, non-CO2 measures could prevent 85% of warming, BETA's rumoured IPO, and ...

The US this week criticised ICAO for “extending itself far beyond its proper mandate” including on “social programmes or...

7 Sep 2025

SAVi Five: India unveils SAF feasibility roadmap, GE invests in BETA Technologies, and more ...

India this week released its first SAF feasibility roadmap, evaluating domestic feedstock availability, viable productio...

20 Aug 2025

Willis Sustainable Fuels’ Dr. Amy Ruddock on aligning SAF with leasing interest

WLFC SVP of Sustainable Aviation and Corporate Development, Amy Ruddock, explores what led WLFC to invest in SAF, how SA...

15 Aug 2025

SAVi Five: Reuters finds most airline-linked SAF projects lag behind targets, UK SAF usage below 2% in H1, and...

A Reuters investigation examined 165 airline-announced SAF projects over the past 12 years, finding only 36 currently pr...

12 Aug 2025

Arcadia eFuels: All eyes on EU Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) announcement to realise e-SAF offt...

Arcadia eFuels’ CEO Amy Hebert provides an update on the progress so far of Project SkyPower, and how Arcadia sees the e...

13 Jun 2025

SAVi Five: Pre-Paris news, industry outlooks, aviation levies update, and more…

With just three days remaining until the official inauguration of the 2025 Paris Air Show, start-up OEMs have begun thei...