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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
At the 2025 Paris Airshow, ATR Signed an MoU With ATOBA Energy to Improve SAF Access for Regional Airlines, Tackling Key Supply Challenges.
PARIS, June 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 2025 Paris Airshow, ATR and French SAF aggregator ATOBA Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore ways to facilitate and accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) adoption for ATR operators. This strategic partnership reinforces ATR's commitment to helping its operators benefit from lower-emission flights, especially those without direct SAF supply options. Through this agreement, the two companies will explore: physical delivery solutions to streamline SAF access for regional airlines; technical and regulatory support to help airlines seamlessly integrate SAF in their operations The mass balance model, aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, enabling airlines to benefit from SAF's environmental advantages without requiring direct physical access to the fuel. "Sustainable Aviation Fuel is one of the most effective tools we have to reduce carbon emissions in the near and medium term, and it plays a central role in ATR's long-term environmental strategy," said Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, CEO of ATR. "However, access to SAF remains a real challenge for many regional airlines, particularly those serving remote or underserved areas. This MoU is a decisive step toward removing those obstacles. By working with ATOBA Energy, we are not just promoting SAF — we are looking at making it a viable, scalable solution for operators across our entire global network." A key partner in this effort, French start-up ATOBA Energy brings deep expertise in sustainable fuel purchasing solutions and a strong commitment to accelerating the transition to low-carbon aviation. Together, ATR and ATOBA Energy will explore innovative business and operational models to make SAF access simpler and more reliable for regional operators. This collaboration aims to make it easier and more efficient for airlines to purchase SAF, by creating straightforward and reliable processes that are easy to use and safe to implement. At the same time, it will equip airlines with accurate, lifecycle-based carbon data aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. By doing so, the initiative supports greater transparency and accountability in sustainability reporting across the sector. "We're proud to partner with ATR to make sustainable aviation a reality for all operators, regardless of geography," said Arnaud Namer, CEO of ATOBA Energy. "Our partnership will be a powerful enabler for scaling SAF use across the industry. Part of it relies on our "Book and Claim and Mass Balancing" model, that allows airlines to benefit from the environmental impact of SAF even if they don't have physical access to the fuel — which is especially critical for remote or underserved regions. Working with ATR, we're creating practical, inclusive pathways toward meaningful emissions reduction in regional aviation." ATR's SAF strategy is part of a broader, long-term commitment to environmental leadership. The company is working toward achieving 100% SAF capability for its aircraft by 2030, in line with its ambition to make sustainable regional aviation a reality. This effort supports the wider goals set by the international community during the CAAF/3 conference and is reinforced by ATR's active collaboration with national and regional authorities. ABOUT ATR ATR is the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer with its ATR 42 and 72, the best-selling aircraft in the below 90-seat market segment. The unifying vision of the company is to accelerate sustainable connections for people, communities and businesses, no matter how remote. Flown by some 200 airlines in over 100 countries, ATR aircraft open 120 new routes every year on average, facilitating the development of territories and enabling access to crucial services like healthcare and education. Thanks to ATR's focus on continuous innovation and the intrinsic efficiency of the turboprop technology, ATR aircraft are the most advanced, versatile, cost-effective and lowest-emission regional aircraft on the market, emitting 45% less CO2 than similar-size regional jets. In January 2022, we flew the first ever commercial aircraft using 100% SAF in both engines. ATR is a joint-venture between Airbus and Leonardo. Visit us on for more information. ABOUT ATOBA ENERGY ATOBA is the midstream Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) aggregator focused on accelerating the aviation industry's energy transition through solving the financial dilemma between airlines and producers. ATOBA provides long-term SAF contracts to airlines and jet-fuel resellers at optimized market SAF pricing indexes. The company brings high security and competitiveness to the SAF supply chain for its airline partners via offtake from diversified producers and technologies, as well as best-in-class sector expertise. Simultaneously, ATOBA's aggregation strategy allows the SAF industry to scale by providing producers with long-term offtake agreements that support their Final Investment Decisions for their SAF production plants. Further information is available at View source version on Contacts press@
Business Wire
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
At the 2025 Paris Airshow, ATR Signed an MoU With ATOBA Energy to Improve SAF Access for Regional Airlines, Tackling Key Supply Challenges.
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 2025 Paris Airshow, ATR and French SAF aggregator ATOBA Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore ways to facilitate and accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) adoption for ATR operators. This strategic partnership reinforces ATR's commitment to helping its operators benefit from lower-emission flights, especially those without direct SAF supply options. "By working with ATOBA Energy, we are not just promoting SAF — we are looking at making it a viable, scalable solution for operators across our entire global network,' said Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, CEO of ATR Share Through this agreement, the two companies will explore: physical delivery solutions to streamline SAF access for regional airlines; technical and regulatory support to help airlines seamlessly integrate SAF in their operations The mass balance model, aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, enabling airlines to benefit from SAF's environmental advantages without requiring direct physical access to the fuel. 'Sustainable Aviation Fuel is one of the most effective tools we have to reduce carbon emissions in the near and medium term, and it plays a central role in ATR's long-term environmental strategy,' said Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, CEO of ATR. 'However, access to SAF remains a real challenge for many regional airlines, particularly those serving remote or underserved areas. This MoU is a decisive step toward removing those obstacles. By working with ATOBA Energy, we are not just promoting SAF — we are looking at making it a viable, scalable solution for operators across our entire global network.' A key partner in this effort, French start-up ATOBA Energy brings deep expertise in sustainable fuel purchasing solutions and a strong commitment to accelerating the transition to low-carbon aviation. Together, ATR and ATOBA Energy will explore innovative business and operational models to make SAF access simpler and more reliable for regional operators. This collaboration aims to make it easier and more efficient for airlines to purchase SAF, by creating straightforward and reliable processes that are easy to use and safe to implement. At the same time, it will equip airlines with accurate, lifecycle-based carbon data aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. By doing so, the initiative supports greater transparency and accountability in sustainability reporting across the sector. 'We're proud to partner with ATR to make sustainable aviation a reality for all operators, regardless of geography,' said Arnaud Namer, CEO of ATOBA Energy. 'Our partnership will be a powerful enabler for scaling SAF use across the industry. Part of it relies on our 'Book and Claim and Mass Balancing" model, that allows airlines to benefit from the environmental impact of SAF even if they don't have physical access to the fuel — which is especially critical for remote or underserved regions. Working with ATR, we're creating practical, inclusive pathways toward meaningful emissions reduction in regional aviation.' ATR's SAF strategy is part of a broader, long-term commitment to environmental leadership. The company is working toward achieving 100% SAF capability for its aircraft by 2030, in line with its ambition to make sustainable regional aviation a reality. This effort supports the wider goals set by the international community during the CAAF/3 conference and is reinforced by ATR's active collaboration with national and regional authorities. ABOUT ATR ATR is the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer with its ATR 42 and 72, the best-selling aircraft in the below 90-seat market segment. The unifying vision of the company is to accelerate sustainable connections for people, communities and businesses, no matter how remote. Flown by some 200 airlines in over 100 countries, ATR aircraft open 120 new routes every year on average, facilitating the development of territories and enabling access to crucial services like healthcare and education. Thanks to ATR's focus on continuous innovation and the intrinsic efficiency of the turboprop technology, ATR aircraft are the most advanced, versatile, cost-effective and lowest-emission regional aircraft on the market, emitting 45% less CO2 than similar-size regional jets. In January 2022, we flew the first ever commercial aircraft using 100% SAF in both engines. ATR is a joint-venture between Airbus and Leonardo. Visit us on for more information. ABOUT ATOBA ENERGY ATOBA is the midstream Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) aggregator focused on accelerating the aviation industry's energy transition through solving the financial dilemma between airlines and producers. ATOBA provides long-term SAF contracts to airlines and jet-fuel resellers at optimized market SAF pricing indexes. The company brings high security and competitiveness to the SAF supply chain for its airline partners via offtake from diversified producers and technologies, as well as best-in-class sector expertise. Simultaneously, ATOBA's aggregation strategy allows the SAF industry to scale by providing producers with long-term offtake agreements that support their Final Investment Decisions for their SAF production plants. Further information is available at
Time Magazine
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Time Magazine
This New Tool Will Help Sports Teams Cut Their Carbon Footprint
Sports teams around the world are backing a first of its kind playbook to help the industry measure its carbon footprint. The Carbon Methodology and Calculator for Sport, launched by sustainability and social impact consultancy Think Beyond, aims to create a consistent standard by which teams can measure emissions and make inroads towards climate action. Thirty-five organisations, including World Athletics, Liverpool FC, and LIV Golf have already adopted the approach. The playbook's calculator measures the environmental footprint of everything from fan travel to merchandise. 'If you claim the economic impact, then you have to account for the environmental footprint of it,' Susie Tomson, senior partner at Think Beyond, told TIME. Until now, the industry has lacked a standard, sector-wide approach to measuring its climate impact. The playbook's methodology aligns with the most widely used method for measuring emissions, known as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, as well as the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change's Sports for Climate Action Framework, and the Science Based Targets initiative—but it has translated the frameworks into user-friendly, sports-specific terms. 'We wanted to make sure that we're aligned to Greenhouse Gas Protocol, but we're talking sport language,' says Tomson. Once teams plug in their data, a dashboard shows emissions by category, and will help them track changes year over year. Teams can also break their year down into different footprints, to compare the climate impact of various events throughout the season. The playbook is part of a wider industry effort to go green. Many sports organizations have pledged to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2040 under the U.N. Sports for Climate Action Framework. The 2024 Super Bowl and the Paris Olympics were both powered entirely by renewable energy. But challenges remain. A 2020 estimate found that the global sports industry is responsible for approximately 350 million tonnes of CO2. One study by Scientists for Global Responsibility found that the carbon emissions from the FIFA World Cup alone is equivalent to that of between 31,500 and 51,500 cars driving for one year. At the same time, the industry is also grappling with how to keep games going in the face of climate change. A 2022 study found that half of the former Winter Olympic host cities could be unable to sponsor winter games by 2050 due to melting snow and ice. And in many parts of the world, the impacts of climate change are already impacting events—the U.S. Tennis Association introduced an extreme heat policy after the 2018 U.S. Open where players faced off in 100 degree temperatures at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Meanwhile NFL players are swapping out their traditional uniforms for ones in heat reflecting colors. Think Beyond plans to publish an annual State of Sport Carbon Report, which will show where organizations are successfully reducing emissions, and where growth remains. Tomson hopes that the calculator can be used across the industry—from the Olympics to amateur teams. 'The more people who use it, the better traction we're going to get,' she says. 'The more groundswell [of people], all talking the same language, measuring the same thing.'
Business Times
09-05-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Common standards needed to boost trade in renewable energy certificates
[SINGAPORE] The lack of standards around the cross-border trade of renewable energy certificates (RECs) is a key barrier preventing companies from signing offtake agreements with low-carbon electricity producers around South-east Asia, said Low Xin Wei, assistant chief executive for the markets and systems division at the Energy Market Authority. This means that there is a lack of additional revenue for these electricity importers, with which the Singapore government is looking to ink electricity import contracts to meet its net-zero targets. He said that major international standards, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, do not explicitly recognise the cross-border trade of RECs as a valid form of renewable energy procurement. The only exceptions are in the European Union and North America, where markets have been harmonised, said Low at a climate conference on Thursday (May 8). RECs are tradeable assets that are issued when 1 megawatt-hour of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. Companies can purchase these certificates to reduce their Scope 2 emissions, which are emissions arising from their use of electricity generated from power stations. A NEWSLETTER FOR YOU Friday, 12.30 pm ESG Insights An exclusive weekly report on the latest environmental, social and governance issues. Sign Up Sign Up Given that Singapore has limited renewable energy resources, the amount of RECs that can be generated locally is constrained. There would only be a small pool of such certificates for companies to buy to offset their Scope 2 emissions. The Ministry of Trade and Industry previously announced that plans to establish a cross-border trading framework were under way. Low also said that there is a need to continue with concrete, small steps to make the Asean power grid a reality, starting with bilateral projects. 'Low-hanging fruits would be those which make use of existing interconnectors.' This includes the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project – a cross-border electricity trade that imports hydropower from Laos to Singapore – as well as the Energy Exchange Malaysia, a platform to facilitate cross-border electricity sales focused on renewable energy.
Business Times
08-05-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Lack of standards around cross-border renewable energy certificates trade prevents offtake agreements: EMA senior exec
[SINGAPORE] The lack of standards around the cross-border trade of renewable energy certificates (RECs) is a key barrier preventing companies from signing offtake agreements with low-carbon electricity producers around South-east Asia, said Low Xin Wei, assistant chief executive, markets and systems division, Energy Market Authority. This means that there is a lack of additional revenue for these electricity importers, which the Singapore government is looking to ink electricity import contracts with to meet its net-zero targets. He said that major international standards, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, do not explicitly recognise the cross-border trade of RECs as a valid form of renewable energy procurement. The only exceptions are in the European Union and North America, where markets have been harmonised, said Low, who was speaking at a climate conference on Thursday (May 8). RECs are tradeable assets that are issued when 1 megawatt-hour of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. Companies can purchase these certificates to reduce their Scope 2 emissions, which are emissions arising from their use of electricity generated from power stations. A NEWSLETTER FOR YOU Friday, 12.30 pm ESG Insights An exclusive weekly report on the latest environmental, social and governance issues. Sign Up Sign Up Given that Singapore has limited renewable energy resources, the amount of RECs that can be generated locally is constrained. There would only be a small pool of such certificates for companies to buy to offset their Scope 2 emissions. The Ministry of Trade and Industry previously announced that plans to establish a cross-border trading framework were under way. Low also said that there is a need to continue with concrete, small steps to make the Asean power grid a reality, starting with bilateral projects. 'Low-hanging fruits would be those which make use of existing interconnectors.' This includes the Lao-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project – a cross-border electricity trade that imports hydropower from Laos to Singapore – as well as the Energy Exchange Malaysia, a platform to facilitate cross-border electricity sales focused on renewable energy.
