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TRAN-PR-791896
Transpordi- ja turismikomisjon · Rapporteur: Jan-Christoph Oetjen
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A draft report by Parliament's Transport Committee calls for a European book-and-claim (B/C) mechanism for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), built in two stages on existing reporting rules.¶¶¶ It wants SAF tickets to be the basis for airlines to claim EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances, more such allowances beyond 2030, and a dedicated trading platform in the Union Database (UDB).¶¶¶ It asks for the ReFuelEU Aviation flexibility mechanism to be extended indefinitely and the stepwise SAF mandate replaced by a linear trajectory.¶¶ It also asks the Commission to assess extending the ETS to extra EEA routes, remove preferential treatment for island SAF supply, and review the eligible feedstock base under the Renewable Energy Directive.¶¶¶
Committee position. The rapporteur proposes a two-stage European book-and-claim mechanism for SAF, based first on existing reporting and later on the Union Database, and asks the Commission to extend the ReFuelEU flexibility mechanism indefinitely, move to a linear SAF mandate, adjust the EU ETS and review the eligible feedstock base.¶¶¶
Key points
- A European B/C mechanism would let aircraft operators buy SAF regardless of the airport where it is physically supplied and uplifted, with fuel suppliers issuing a SAF ticket as proof of purchase.¶
- The first stage should be based on reporting obligations already established under ReFuelEU Aviation and the Renewable Energy Directive, using proofs of sustainability as the basis for SAF tickets.¶¶
- SAF tickets, not proof of physical uplift, should be the basis for airlines to claim SAF ETS allowances.¶
- The Commission is urged to considerably increase the number of SAF ETS allowances and extend their availability beyond 2030.¶
- In a second stage, aircraft operators should become account holders in the UDB and a dedicated platform within it should let them trade SAF tickets linked to SAF supplied at EU airports.¶¶
- Only aircraft operators should take part in the secondary market for SAF tickets, and tickets should be transferred no more than twice and only within 12 months of issuance.¶¶
- The mechanism should apply only to SAF physically uplifted at EU airports.¶
- The flexibility mechanism under ReFuelEU Aviation should be extended indefinitely.¶
- The current stepwise SAF mandate trajectory should be replaced by a linear trajectory to give stronger and more predictable investment signals.¶
- In the new EU ETS proposal, the Commission should assess extending the system to extra EEA routes to address competitive distortions affecting European carriers.¶
- The Commission should remove the current preferential treatment for SAF supply to islands, which may create unnecessary market distortions.¶
- In the upcoming revision of the Renewable Energy Directive, the Commission should assess whether the eligible feedstock base for SAF is sufficient and, where appropriate, propose expanding it while keeping robust sustainability safeguards.¶¶
Who is affected
- Aircraft operators: could buy SAF anywhere in the EU and claim emissions reductions with SAF tickets.¶¶
- Fuel suppliers: would issue SAF tickets with each purchase of SAF.
- Airlines: could claim EU ETS benefits on the basis of certified SAF tickets rather than physical uplift.¶¶
- EU islands: would lose the current preferential treatment for SAF supply.¶
- EEA and EFTA countries: the mechanism could be extended to them.¶