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 ...

1 Aug 2025

SAVi Five: EU makes post-CSRD VSME recommendation, Heathrow submits expansion plan, and more…

The European Commission on 30th July adopted a recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for SMEs that presen...

17 Apr 2025

SAVi Five: IMO carbon pricing lessons for aviation, NZBA drops 1.5C, and more…

Following the finalisation last week of the IMO Net-Zero Framework for shipping – described as the world's first industr...

28 Mar 2025

SAVi Five: EU airlines suggest ‘reassessment’ of SAF mandate, Airbus concept updates, and more…

Less than 90 days into the EU SAF mandate, Europe’s largest airlines have suggested that a “reassessment” of the policy ...

21 Mar 2025

SAVi Five: EU to ‘correct’ low aviation Taxonomy alignment, SBTi opens door to SAF insets, and more…

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

17 Jan 2025

SAVi Five: EU Taxonomy could add 'emergency aircraft', AWG Taxonomy manual, US 45Z guidance, and more…

A European Commission working group is currently consulting on the addition of new activities to the EU Taxonomy.

3 Jan 2025

SAVi Five: SAF mandates kick in, IATA upset at EU tax aims, and more…

This week, Europe reached a major milestone in its journey to scale up SAF usage by commercial airlines, with the EU and...

28 Nov 2024

AC24 round-up: COP29 outcomes, compliance confusion and contrail policy progress

In this second report of a two-part conference round-up, Ishka SAVi – a knowledge partner of the AC24 event – summarises...

15 Nov 2024

SAVi Five: COP29 gets underway, turning point for EU jet fuel tax proposal, and more…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres joined calls this week in favour of applying climate solidary levies to polluting ...

25 Oct 2024

SAVi Five: New Commission cautious on jet fuel taxes, first ETS funds for aviation, and more…

Incoming EU Commissioners have outlined limited appetite for unilateral European action on aviation policy, including je...

6 Sep 2024

SAVi Five: New chapter for Non-CO2 emissions, Brazil moves on SAF policy, and more…

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

30 Aug 2024

SAVi Five: NGOs sue against EU Taxonomy aviation criteria, UK SAF mandate cost estimates, and more…

A coalition of NGOs are taking the European Commission to the European Court of Justice over its decision to include cur...

31 Jul 2024

Farnborough big OEMs: Boeing to continue looking at hydrogen, hybrid developments, and more…

Ishka lists the main takeaways from Boeing’s sustainability briefing and other key future product developments by large ...

12 Jul 2024

SAVi Five: Wizz Air aims to avoid passing SAF costs, IATA shift on 2030 SAF target, and more…

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

5 Jul 2024

SAVi Five: Labour win may mean higher ETS costs for airlines, non-CO2 MRV draft act published, and more…

The UK Labour party earned an absolute majority in parliament on the 4th July general election, an outcome that carbon m...

28 Jun 2024

SAVi Five: Lufthansa adds surcharge for ETS/SAF/CORSIA costs, ESG money in aerospace accused of ‘greenwashing’...

Lufthansa Group has become the first major European airline group to announce environmental cost surcharges for departur...

21 Jun 2024

SAVi Five: ‘Green PSOs’ to prop clean-tech aircraft, EU could yield to IATA on non-CO2 MRV scope, and more…

European Public Service Obligations (PSO) operations can nudge bidding operators to use fuel-efficient aircraft and the ...

31 May 2024

SAVi Five: China confirms SAF policy priority, US survey on SAF finance roadblocks, and more…

China’s highest executive branch on 29th May released a near-term action plan promoting “advanced bio-liquid fuels and s...

9 May 2024

SAVi Five: EasyJet joins NGOs to counter IATA’s contrail stance, Hong Kong to work on transition taxonomy, and...

European LCC EasyJet has joined environmental NGOs to support the European Commission’s effort to introduce a non-CO2 mo...

26 Apr 2024

SAVi Five: UK launches 2030 10% SAF mandate, AerCap’s fleet renewal gains pace, and more…

The UK has finally launched a much awaited 10% by 2030 SAF mandate. The mandate, which is still subject to parliamentary...