Global Aviation Sustainability Outlook 2026
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Asia-Pacific will be key to the next wave of aviation growth,
so getting SAF to scale here is a global priority for sustainable
aviation. Learning how carbon credit revenues can channel
financing towards underlying decarbonization projects, we
believe that SAF credits can similarly drive catalytic financing
towards SAF development by reducing the green premium,
encouraging investments in supply and scaling adoption. Over
time, this will make SAF a more mature and less costly solution.
Green Fuel Forward brings airlines and corporates together to
raise the level of understanding about SAF and encourage the
demand for SAF credits. Coupled with innovative policy solutions
like Singapore’s SAF levy, this has the potential to accelerate
aviation decarbonization through faster adoption of SAF.
Frederick Teo, Chief Executive Officer, GenZero
Progress in 2025 despite headwinds
Despite challenges, 2025 saw progress and
innovative collaborations being established across
industry. For example, Microsoft signed a five-
year deal for 39,000 tonnes of SAF,161 while Airbus
launched a new collaboration with OMV. Member
companies of the Aviation sector of the Forum’s
First Movers Coalition (FMC) are making progress towards their target of replacing at least 5% of
their conventional jet fuel demand with SAF.162
For example, Autodesk163 and AVEVA164 procured
SAF for the first time in 2025; PwC signed a new
partnership with Iberia to reduce CO2 emissions for
business travel by 10-30% by 2030;165 and Amex
GBT widened the pool of suppliers providing SAF
to its blockchain-based book-and-claim platform,
Avelia, through a new collaboration with Moeve.
Decarbonizing aviation is an environmental imperative and an
innovation opportunity, but it requires collaboration. Autodesk
supports ambitious carbon-reduction pathways, is aligning
with the World Economic Forum’s First Movers Coalition, and is
partnering with Twelve to invest in power-to-liquid e-SAF—where
early demand is key to scaling and cost reduction.
Joe Speicher, Chief Sustainability Officer, Autodesk
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