Title: Best Practices and Crossover Points for SAFI-UAE
Date/Time: 15 September 2020, 10am – 11:30am UAE Time
Format – moderated panel session
Session attendees will come away with insights into:
- Technology: several technological pathways have been established to produce SAF and a discussion will be held on the ones that are most applicable in the UAE and how they can be implemented
- Policy: a number of policy options are available for the deployment of SAF and the ones most applicable to the UAE will be discussed
- Sustainability: all aspects of sustainability (environmental, economic, social) need to be considered, and an exploration of the certification schemes that will be available to ensure compliance with CORSIA will be done, together with a discussion on optimizing carbon management
- R&D: there are several research tracks that could benefit the development of SAF in the UAE, and this will be explored
- Business Development: a discussion of how to “connect the dots” so that projects to produce SAF can be integrated across industrial sectors, working to secure the necessary financing and stakeholder involvement will be discussed
- The views from the different strategic sectors of the UAE for producing SAF
- What are possible objectives and pathways for developing the SAF industry in the UAE?
- The importance and strengths of the UAE to become a world leader in the production of SAF