15 May 2026

SAVi Five: EU hints at ETS ‘full emission’ scope in revision, infrastructure state aid update, and more…

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

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...

1 Apr 2026

Ishka Horizon highlights: Sustainability optimism endures, eyes on Iran war impacts

A majority of delegates (57%) responding to a poll at the Ishka AirFinance Global Horizon conference last week believe s...

27 Mar 2026

SAVi Five: Singapore delays 1% SAF target to 2027, new Iran war impacts, and more…

Singapore’s SAF levy, one of the world’s most innovative SAF policies, will see its introduction delayed from 1st April ...

13 Feb 2026

SAVi Five: EU ETS under attack, UK exceeds 2025 SAF mandate, and more…

Europe’s largest airline association, Airlines for Europe (A4E), this week urged European leaders to “bring down ETS cos...

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...

16 Jan 2026

SAVi Five: EU ETS allowances reach €90, lessor SAF certificate guidance, and more…

EU ETS carbon prices rose above €90/t this week, the highest since mid-2023, with ICE EUA December 2026 futures trading ...

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...

4 Dec 2025

AC25 round-up: Preparing for 2026 possible EU ETS extension, UK linkage

This second of three reports covers SAF key takeaways from the this year's Aviation Carbon conference held last week in ...

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...

7 Nov 2025

SAVi Five: Aviation priorities ahead of COP30, EU STIP latest reaction, and more…

With merely days to go until COP30 in Brazil, aviation stakeholders are preparing for a frantic few weeks of climate dis...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

27 Jun 2025

SAVi Five: China eyes 2027 ETS aviation inclusion, fuel surcharge-like climate levy proposal, and more…

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

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...

16 May 2025

SAVi Five: Key UK and US SAF bills & reaction, upcoming ZeroAvia cargo flights, and more…

Significant progress on SAF policy was made this week in both the UK and the US, with proposed legislation on both sides...

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...