UPDATE 1-Singapore to impose green fuel levy on flights from 2026

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Fuel suppliers are obliged to ensure 2% of fuel at EU airports is SAF by 2025, rising to 6% in 2030 and 70% in 2050.
52% : Singapore to impose green fuel levy on departing flights*Move from 2026 will raise ticket prices for travellers*Aviation growth faces environmental challenges, says IATA(Writes through, adds detail on EU system in paragraphs 5 and 6, detail on levy targets in paragraph 9)By Lisa Barrington and Brenda GohSINGAPORE, Feb 19 (Reuters) -
52% : "The solution is not capacity restrictions, the solution is not taxation; the solution is finding ways that you can work together to increase production that will then be used by the airlines in the system," he said.
41% : Walsh also said that taxation to pay for aviation sustainability measures might not reduce the number of flights but could price some people out of flying and lead to empty seats, which is not good for the environment.

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