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...

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...

9 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: US pulls back from climate treaties, Thailand implements SAF mandate, and more…

US President Donald Trump earlier this week signed an executive order withdrawing the US from a long list of UN bodies a...

5 Dec 2025

SAVi Five: First EU e-SAF two-way auction set for 2026, India approves SAF targets, and more…

Eight European countries launched this week the e-SAF Early Movers Coalition, an initiative envisioned under the EU’s Su...

20 Nov 2025

EU ETS & SAF costs: European airlines soft land in the new normal

Ishka analyses the latest Q3 disclosures by Europe's largest operators to understand the cost impacts of SAF mandates an...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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...

8 Aug 2025

SAVi Five: Barclays & UBS quit NZBA pointing to fall in membership, Stratos DACC update, and more…

Following HSBC’s decision to withdraw from the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) last month, two other large European ban...

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...

28 Jul 2025

EU SAF Mandate: What exactly has gone wrong in its first six months?

This report unpacks the implementation problems of the EU’s SAF mandate in the first half of 2025.

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 ...

20 Jun 2025

SAVi Five: Australian taxonomy aircraft criteria, US Senate proposes SAF tax credits reduction, and more…

The Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy was released on 17th June, becoming the first since the EU’s and Singapore’s...

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 ...