EU agrees to boost green fuels for aviation in bid to cut emissions

Planes parked on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in France (Christophe Ena/AP)

New rules requiring airlines to use more sustainable fuels across the European Union have been agreed by negotiators from member countries and the EU parliament in a bid to help decarbonise the sector.

The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said on Wednesday that the deal reached by member states and the European Parliament demanded that suppliers blend sustainable aviation fuels with kerosene in growing amounts from 2025.