Sustainable Aviation Intelligence

28 Sep 2026

Japan's GX-ETS gets underway with limited aviation cost impacts

Japan’s Green Transformation Emissions Trading System (GX-ETS) entered its mandatory phase in 2026, three years after vo...

7 Sep 2026

SAF Policy Map: Updates from France, Japan, the Netherlands, and more…

Nine updates across eight countries, including three new entries since June 2026. Of these, five concern final policies,...

27 Aug 2026

Beyond Europe, where does carbon pricing apply to airlines?

An overview of carbon pricing schemes beyond Europe and what key airlines in each jurisdiction are saying about them.

21 Aug 2026

SAVi Five: Ampaire’s $19m fundraise, UK backs major contrail avoidance trial, Australian SAF policy consultati...

Californian hybrid-electric powertrain developer Ampaire has closed a $19-million Series B round led by existing investo...

31 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: Japan looks at below-10% SAF mandate in 2030s, the EU’s verdict on CORSIA, and more…

Japan has proposed weakening its planned SAF obligation for fuel suppliers, replacing an earlier 10% SAF target for fuel...

24 Jul 2026

SAVi Five: Farnborough round-up, EU ETS review reaction, IATA’s new DG, and more…

At least 11 commitments for conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) new propulsion products were announced during the 2...

30 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: IMO reopens Net Zero Framework talks, EU Hydrogen mechanism completes first round, and more…

Member states of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) this week resumed talks on the creation of a globally amb...

3 Apr 2026

SAVi Five: EU proposes measure to limit EU ETS price escalation, 2025 EU SAF blend ‘above’ 2%, and more…

The European Commission on 1st April announced a proposal to adapt the EU ETS's Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a mechan...

30 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: Industry ramps up lobbying against EU policy, ZeroAvia status update, and more…

The month of January wasted no time in setting what some hope (and others fear) will be the prevailing sustainable aviat...

29 Jan 2026

Aviation emissions reporting: a look at Japan

This article is the fourth in a series examining the evolving emissions disclosure regulations and their impacts on the ...

2 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: New propulsion ‘first flight’ updates, Japan’s GX-ETS price ceiling, and more…

As 2025 drew to a close, it left behind a year of milestones for several new propulsion aircraft developers, but also so...

30 Sep 2025

Briefing: Japan’s GX-ETS set to bring carbon pricing to domestic airlines from 2026

Following the introduction of a carbon tax for all fossil fuels in 2012, Japan is now preparing to move its voluntary GX...

16 Sep 2025

Ishka Tokyo highlights: Japan’s SAF scale-up at risk without longer targets and further incentives

With Japan already ahead of regions still drafting early SAF roadmaps, stakeholders see growing urgency to move into the...

21 Aug 2025

SAF Policy Map – Updates from the UK, Turkey, Japan, and more…

This is the 4th edition of the SAVi SAF policy map, of policy efforts around the world to increase SAF uptake. This edit...

4 Jul 2025

SAVi Five: Trump to sign off on SAF credits through to 2029, IATA hits back at global levy proposal, and more…

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law a budget reconciliation bill with important changes to US fiscal ...

30 May 2025

SAVi Five: EU inquiry into Omnibus, 2030s jet fuel price volatility, Japanese ETS threshold

The European Ombudswoman at the end of last week opened an inquiry into how the European Commission prepared a legislati...

10 Apr 2025

SAF Policy Map – Updates from Colombia, EU, Japan, Thailand, and more…

This is the 3rd edition of the SAVI SAF Policy Map of policy efforts around the world to increase SAF uptake. This editi...

4 Apr 2025

SAVi Five: US tariffs appear to skirt SAF, IATA SAF registry launches, and more…

A list of goods (Annex II) that shall not be subject to US tariffs imposed by the US government on 2nd April includes Je...

15 Oct 2024

How hydrogen is garnering interest among Japanese airlines and investors

A look at Japan's hydrogen aviation aspirations and how an established aviation investor and a recently-established airl...

16 Sep 2024

Ishka Japan: Sust-linked transactions more a ‘can-do’ than a ‘must-do’

Ishka queries the appetite by JOLCO arrangers for sustainability-linked deals, the attitudes of banks in Asia-Pacific to...