JAL and Shell Aviation sign SAF purchase agreement

The SAF to be supplied emits 75% less carbon dioxide (CO₂) than conventional jet fuel when used neat and the associated life cycle emission reduction from this agreement amounts to more than 47 000 t of CO₂ on an annual basis.

On 2 May 2023, JAL announced its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 (JAL Group Medium-Term Management Plan Formulated the Rolling Plan 2023) and has set a goal to reduce 10% of its CO₂ emissions compared to the 2019 level by fiscal year 2030. In line with these goals, as interim targets, JAL intends to replace 1% of its total jet fuel consumption with SAF in fiscal year 2025 and 10% in fiscal year 2030.

JAL Group will continue to accelerate SAF procurements globally, advance the stable mass production, commercialisation, diffusion and expansion of domestically-produced SAF through ACT FOR SKY activities, and make efforts toward replacing 10% of its jet fuel consumption with SAF in 2030 in order to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.