BRUSSELS — Producers of sustainable aviation fuel made from biological products are launching a lobbying campaign to get the EU to water down its green fuel rules.
Pressure is growing for the EU to review the rules later this year.
But that’s angering climate campaigners, who worry that increasing the use of fuels made from waste oils, fats and agricultural residues — known as bioSAF — will harm the bloc’s climate efforts, increase its dependence on China, and potentially cause problems with the agriculture sector.
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BioSAF producers sense an opening because of the problems with making enough synthetic aviation fuel (eSAF) — a rival fuel produced from hydrogen and made with renewable energy and CO2 stripped from the atmosphere.
