27 Nov 2025

SAF Policy Map – Updates from China, Australia, Denmark, and more…

This is the 5th edition of the SAVi SAF policy map, of policy efforts around the world to increase SAF uptake. This edit...

6 Nov 2025

EU STIP adds $3bn to e-SAF, but revenue certainty tool still a ‘medium-term’ goal

The European Commission on 5th November adopted a transport package to mobilise €2.9 billion ($3.3 billion) by 2027 to b...

24 Oct 2025

IATA: ICAO environmental consensus ‘very different’ to IMO

In the first of a two-part series, Ishka SAVi explores the key takeaways from IATA’s World Sustainability Symposium.

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...

17 Oct 2025

SAVi Five: Report lists EU SAF mandate flaws, IMO Net-Zero vote adjourned, and more…

The European Regions Airline (ERA) Association published this week a 20-page report highlighting key issues in the imple...

10 Oct 2025

SAVi Five: Mixed review from ICAO’s 42nd Assembly, Spain approves short-haul flight ban, and more…

ICAO’s 42nd Assembly in Montreal focused as predicted on implementation rather than new ambition, launching its Finvest ...

6 Oct 2025

Contrails: Can Europe’s regulatory moves address aviation’s low-hanging fruit?

This article is the second of a two-part series examining the status of efforts to mitigate contrails’ climate impact. T...

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...

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...

19 Sep 2025

SAVi Five: EU gives $117m in SAF aid to airlines, S. Korea adds new SAF mandate targets, and more…

The European Commission this week granted 1.3 million free EU ETS allowances worth about €100 million ($117 million) to ...

18 Sep 2025

ICAO’s 42nd Assembly: what to look out for in Montreal?

ICAO’s 42nd Assembly will take place in Montreal from 23rd September to 3rd October, and after several annual assemblies...

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...

29 Aug 2025

SAVi Five: China lays down plans for EU ETS-style carbon market, non-CO2’s legal responsibility, and more…

The Chinese government this week published a statement by its highest organs of authority spelling out plans to tighten ...

22 Aug 2025

SAVi Five: Ireland launches SAF policy roadmap, STIP consultation, CDR guide, and more…

The Irish government on 21st August published the country’s first SAF Policy Roadmap, incorporating views from a range o...

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...

31 Jul 2025

Airline industry targeting mid-2027 for EU SAF mandate fixes

Earlier this week, Ishka SAVi published a report unpacking the implementation hurdles of the world’s largest SAF blendin...

23 May 2025

SAVi Five: Plans to link EU & UK ETS, US SAF 45Z credit extension progress, and more…

Leaders of the EU and UK met in London on 19th May for the first EU-UK summit since the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, agr...

20 May 2025

SSWS 2025: UK SAF RCM bill ‘great news’, but devil will be in the details

In the first of two reports, Ishka SAVi unpacks feelings and reactions from SSWS panellists around current and incoming ...

6 May 2025

Greening PSOs: Cleaner aircraft expected to benefit from EU rules revision

Sustainability criteria are expected to gain prominence in European tenders for subsidised Public Service Obligation (PS...

2 May 2025

ISTAT Sust Symposium: stakeholders committed, but net-zero timelines under threat

EU regulation reactions, new aircraft platforms, and sustainable aviation finance frameworks were all on the table at th...