Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has published Ireland’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Policy Roadmap, as committed to under the Programme for Government.
The aviation sector faces a particular challenge to decarbonise. The development and deployment of SAFs will play a crucial role in helping us reach our decarbonisation goals, which will enable the Irish aviation industry to operate and develop in a sustainable manner, the Government said.
To assist in the development of the Roadmap, the Department of Transport established the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Task Force in December of 2023, bringing together key stakeholders with responsibility for, and interest in, policy development and implementation in relation to SAF.
The Roadmap represents an important first step in developing Ireland’s national SAF policy, identifying a number of actions which will be built upon in future iterations, and setting a path for future SAF policy development.
Minister O’Brien said: “I am delighted to officially launch Ireland’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy Roadmap. Publication of this Roadmap represents the realisation of a clear commitment in our Programme for Government. The Roadmap recognises the important contribution that Sustainable Aviation Fuel can make toward decarbonising the aviation industry and it aims to provide the building blocks for the deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Ireland.”
The Roadmap is available on the Department of Transport website here.
