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SAF Spotlight
Articles by SAF Spotlight Legal Partner, King & Spalding
SAF Spotlight Legal Partner
King & Spalding is a global law firm that helps leading companies advance complex business interests in more than 160 countries. Working across a highly integrated platform of more than 1,300 lawyers in 23 offices globally, we deliver tailored commercial solutions through world-class offerings and an uncompromising approach to quality and service. Our Environmental, Health and Safety team consists of former Environmental Protection Agency lawyers along with lawyers who have scientific degrees and industry experience who handle the most complex investigations, litigation and regulatory matters arising under environmental, health and safety laws worldwide.
![Net-Zero North America: The current status of SAF and alternative methods of decarbonization in North America](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64941dbb608c8d7e0842c57f/1724836604499-33VT4PVNLC6O0XODJT5X/thumbnail_KS_SAF_Image3_1008x593.jpg)
Net-Zero North America: The current status of SAF and alternative methods of decarbonization in North America
The U.S. has big ambitions to decarbonize commercial aviation. Are additional actions needed to make these ambitions a reality? This article takes a deeper dive into SAF policy to see if the industry is able to learn and apply those findings from similar experiences with wind and solar.
![Potential Impacts of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election on SAF](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64941dbb608c8d7e0842c57f/1722325930126-RHC5RE2S9W1GSD770TUC/KS_SAF_Image1_1008x593.jpg)
Potential Impacts of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election on SAF
The upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election has the green energy world worried. In particular, developers of low-carbon clean and renewable energy projects are concerned about regulatory and legislative changes that may be adopted. But even if some parts of the IRA may be vulnerable to change, certain areas may be politically safe no matter who is in charge.
![Monetizing Biogas and Separated Food Waste for Transportation Fuel in the U.S.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64941dbb608c8d7e0842c57f/1719481069273-Z5FRMW2L9IW3HZD914HL/thumbnail_KS_SAF_Image3_1008x593.jpg)
Monetizing Biogas and Separated Food Waste for Transportation Fuel in the U.S.
Participating in EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) program, California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”) program and/or using federal tax credits comes with specific legal requirements, including related to the feedstock that is used for sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) production. This article highlights new requirements and challenges related to biogas, separated food waste recordkeeping, and related carbon accounting models.
![Creating a SAF Action Plan: An Industry-led Solution to a Global Regulatory and Financing Challenge](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64941dbb608c8d7e0842c57f/1717062368686-9ETIB8HVG536CWW6Z66Z/KS_SAF_Image2_1008x593.jpg)
Creating a SAF Action Plan: An Industry-led Solution to a Global Regulatory and Financing Challenge
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is considered the aviation industry’s best option to reduce or eliminate emissions, but scaling SAF production to meet industry targets requires an integrated regulatory environment, innovative financing and collaboration within the industry. This article explores key mechanisms in place, or requiring development, to enable the scaling required.
![Challenges and Opportunities in the Scale-up of SAF Production](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64941dbb608c8d7e0842c57f/1714387229384-WOZDE0VP5MDALZDVF0I2/KS_SAF_Image1_1008x593.jpg)
Challenges and Opportunities in the Scale-up of SAF Production
The use of SAF is expected to be the biggest contributor to aviation decarbonisation efforts and therefore to reaching IATA and ICAO’s ambitious 2050 goals. To achieve that anticipated impact, scale-up will need to be rapid, so understanding the potential hurdles, and opportunities to optimise, is vital.