Baku, 19-20 June 2023 — The first tailored workshop on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) organised for an ECAC Member State was successfully conducted in Baku, hosted by the Civil Aviation Administration of Azerbaijan. The workshop gathered 13 representatives of three ministries (Transport, Energy and Ecology), national airlines, and fuel producers and suppliers.
The workshop was based on the ECAC Guidance on SAF and addressed the European and global policy contexts towards net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, explaining what SAF are, why they are needed, how they can be produced, and why governments’ policy action is necessary. An overview of what other ECAC Member States are doing, and the policy options to promote SAF supply and demand, was also provided.
The workshop was followed by a group discussion identifying potential national industrial and social opportunities from SAF promotion, and concluded with the proposal to create a national working group involving key stakeholders.
This workshop was organised under the ECAC Capacity-Building Programme for Environment following the steer of Directors General at DGCA/160 (23 May 2023). Additional tailored training activities on SAF are scheduled in the coming months for the benefit of other ECAC Member States.