Norway to introduce 0.5% biofuel mandate for aviation

The measure will enter into force in 2020 with the aim of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from air transporation

The Norwegian government announced its intention to introduce a 0.5% biofuel blending mandate for jet aviation in 2020. The policy marks a milestone in the fuel industry as it will be the first time that such measure concerning biofuel is put in place.

Leading bio-hydrocarbon fuel producer Neste will be responsible for the supply of these volumes of renewable fuel. The company assurea they have the capacity not only to fulfill this demand but also to scale up the production in the years to come.

The ultimate goal of this measure is to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from air transportation, with a 50% reduction of net aviation carbon emissions by 2050.

“I want to congratulate Norway—their announcement marks a groundbreaking milestone in sustainable aviation. We need forerunners and bold countries, since European regulation seems to have inadequate support to sustainable growth in aviation. The signal Norway’s regulation sends to other countries and markets is important. This will create the necessary predictability for Neste and other producers to boost their production of aviation biofuels”, stated Neste’s Executive Vice President in Renewable Products business area, Kaisa Hietala.