The SAF Podcast
Welcome to The SAF Podcast, the only podcast on the internet that exclusively covers sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). So if you want to find out the real issues and challenges are for commercialising and scaling SAF production, look no further.
Every week we will be hearing from senior industry leaders who are actively shaping the future of SAF and aviation.
Hosted by Oscar Henderson and brought to you by the team at SAF Investor. Connect with us at www.safinvestor.com
The SAF Podcast
The SAF Podcast with Jonathon Counsell, International Airlines Group (IAG)
In our latest episode of The SAF Podcast Al sits down with Jonathon Counsell, group head of sustainability, International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus. Jonathon is one of the longest serving airline sustainability heads globally and he shares his thoughts on the role airlines play in signalling demand to investors and how he is firm in the belief that everything (pathways and feedstocks) is needed to meet SAF demand.
Some of the topics discussed are:
1:03 How Jonathon ended up at IAG
5:24 Sustainability was a lonely place to be post the financial crisis
7:10 Will the environment be taken off the agenda again?
11:00 How is the SAF industry of 2002 different to today?
16:46 Are agreements securing supply or helping projects get off the ground?
19:40 IAG SAF investments to date
23:50 Fuel buyers watching margins versus SAF prices
26:40 Price tapping mechanisms
28:40 Dealing with politicians
34:00 Confidence in meeting IAG SAF targets
35:30 Hitting 2050 targets: In sector versus out of sector
37:00 Do customers care about SAF?
This is a great episode showing what leading global airlines are doing to meet their sustainability obligations and why Jonathon thinks this is a very rewarding sector and would recommend it to anyone.
You can find out more about IAG here.
Find out more about SAF Investor here.
If you like this episode catch our previous episode with Patrick Edmond, Altair Advisory here.
Host: Alasdair Whyte, SAF Investor
Producer: Oscar Henderson, SAF Investor