IAG signs agreement with Microsoft for the large-scale global purchase of SAF
In the UK, International Airlines Group (IAG) and Microsoft have signed a co-funded purchase agreement for SAF emissions reductions globally, where both parties are funding part of the cost of the supply.
Microsoft will co-fund 14,700 tons of IAG’s SAF purchasing in 2023, enough to fully fuel approximately 300 British Airways Boeing 787 flights between London and Seattle. This agreement will enable Microsoft to reduce its Scope 3 emissions and make progress toward its goal of being carbon negative by 2030.
SAF produced from used cooking oil and food waste will be supplied to IAG airlines (British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling) operating from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports during 2023. In 2021, British Airways signed a multi-year agreement for SAF supply from Phillips 66 Limited.
Julia Fidler, Environmental Sustainability Fuel and Materials Decarbonization Lead at Microsoft, said: “This agreement represents a new milestone in SAF purchasing that will allow Microsoft to address emissions from both our business travel and freight for our cloud supply chain, while helping to fund future SAF development and scale the market as a whole.”
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