Multiple trade bodies have signed a joint letter to EU commissioners urging the inclusion of Book & Claim and Sustainable Aviation Fuels allowances as part of Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), due to be published this week.

The letter, signed by Airlines for Europe, ERA, IATA, ACI Europe and others, asks that the STIP ‘explicitly supports the introduction of a Book & Claim (B&C) system and commits to ensuring it is compatible with the EU
Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) as part of its ongoing review’.

The letter draws attention in particular to allowing purchase-based claiming of SAF under EU ETS through necessary targeted amendments to the EU ETS, enabling aircraft operators to reduce their EU ETS obligations under the applicable scope by claiming the use of SAF from all Union Airports.

“Introducing Book & Claim now is crucial to avoid market distortions, accelerate SAF deployment, and deliver on climate and competitiveness ambitions”, the letter said in its closing paragraph.