John Whelan: EU's €2bn plan to fix shortage of sustainable aviation fuel
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Willie Walsh welcomed the European Commission's intervention amid 'market challenges that derive from SAF mandates'. Picture: Kevin Coombs/Reuters
To date, the international aviation and shipping industries have failed to reduce their CO2 emissions, despite many laudable efforts that deserve praise.
The fact of the matter is that in the European Union, where overall emissions have dropped by 30% since 1990 across all sectors, emissions from aviation increased by 29% and shipping increased by 26%.
