Senior policymakers, business specialists, and stakeholders change insights on scaling up Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) manufacturing, enabling coverage frameworks, and strengthening cross-regional partnerships.
This was a part of a high-level session on SAF collectively convened by the European Union and the United Arab Emirates as a part of the Dubai Airshow 2025 Sustainability Programme.
The session, highlighting the rising momentum for worldwide cooperation on decarbonising the aviation sector, was organised by the Delegation of the European Union to the UAE below the EU Inexperienced Diplomacy Weeks initiative, in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Power and Infrastructure (MoEI) and the EU-Funded EU-GCC Cooperation on Inexperienced Transition Challenge.
Discussions centered on aligning methods to speed up using SAF, which is a vital step towards attaining net-zero emissions in aviation.
It highlighted the complementarity between the EU’s RefuelEU Aviation Regulation, which mandates a minimal 2 per cent SAF mix by 2025 rising to 70 per cent by 2050, and the UAE’s Web Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative and Nationwide Hydrogen Technique, which prioritise clear fuels as a part of a diversified and sustainable vitality combine.
Lucie Berger, Ambassador of the European Union to the UAE, commented: “The European Union and the UAE share a standard ambition to guide international efforts in sustainable aviation. By working collectively, we are able to unlock innovation, scale up clear gas manufacturing, and create the partnerships wanted to attain local weather neutrality.”
Saif Ghubash, Assistant Below-Secretary for the Petroleum, Gasoline, and Mineral Assets Sector on the MoEI, added: “Sustainable aviation fuels are important to attaining our nationwide net-zero targets. By way of collaboration with the EU, we intention to speed up native manufacturing, strengthen provide chains, and advance insurance policies that assist a greener aviation future.”
The session was a part of broader efforts of the EU below the EU-GCC Cooperation on Inexperienced Transition Challenge, which promotes partnerships on vitality, setting, and sustainable finance throughout the Gulf area.
