The UK Govt Dept. for Energy Security and Net Zero have recently launched a consultation on the treatment of SAF – under UK ETS.

The purpose of this consultation is to invite views on how the treatment of SAF under the UK ETS can be improved in the context of the introduction of the SAF Mandate. The consultation will examine and pose questions concerning: 

• Whether the Authority should expand the types of SAF eligible for an emissions reduction claim under the UK ETS beyond biofuels.
• Whether the Authority should align SAF eligibility under the UK ETS with the SAF Mandate sustainability criteria.
• Whether the Authority should maintain the current emissions saving threshold for eligible SAF under the UK ETS or align with the SAF Mandate threshold. 
• How the UK ETS should recognise and account for SAF: continue zero rating; recognise SAF in proportion to its emissions savings; or treat it in the same way as fossil kerosene and not recognise its use. 
• Other related potential operational and legal changes to existing UK ETS policy and legislation.  

The consultation document can be found here   You are requested to submit your survey responses here .