5. Microsoft SAF Overview
Sustainable Aviation Fuel @ Microsoft
An overview of SAF projects and our learnings to date
Julia Fidler
Sustainability Manager – Microsoft Procurement
Quote from Satya about technology and sustainability
“At a time when many are calling
attention to the role technology plays in
society, our mission remains constant.
It grounds us in the enormous
opportunity and responsibility we have
to ensure that the technology we create
always benefits everyone on the planet,
including the planet itself.”
- Satya Nadella
Forging a path to
carbon negative
Nearly eliminate Reduce Scope 3 Remove historical
direct emissions emissions by half carbon emissions
by 2025 by 2030 by 2050
Our Travel Sustainability Priorities
Red uce Rep la ce Rem ove
Carbon emis s ions through Fossil fuels wi th sustainable Carbon f rom the
trip reduction & optimized altern a tives atmo s phere
tra v el
Why SAF?
Sustainable
Aviation
Fuel Criteria
Feedstock Land use
Supporting the
The fuel should contain no The fuel should contain no
increased production linkage to palm oil or palm oil linkage to forest/ecosystem
of SAF through derivatives, e.g. fatty palm oil destruction
investment comes with residue – RSB certification
a responsibility to (both operations and
feedstock) provides first level
ensure that independent verification
sustainability
standards are met and Transparency
maintained, and that
any investment The fuel should have a
transparent and
supports the further auditable traceability
development of system along the
Additionality Double Counting
polices that will enable full supply chain
positive market Using Renewable energy Endorsing the Katowice
growth. power purchase agreements Declaration on Sound
as a template, any SAF must Carbon Accounting and
exceed volumes and GHG calling for basic integrity in
emissions reductions required carbon accounting for the
by law, regulation or legally aviation sector
binding mandate.
SAF timeline
SABA
KLM Microsoft Founding
Partnership member
KLM and Microsoft join forces to EDF, RMI and Major Companies
advance sustainable air travel Launch Alliance to Drive
Aviation Decarbonization |
Environmental Defense Fund
October 2019 October 2020 April 2021
Alaska Airlines, SkyNRG and
Microsoft
Alaska Airlines and Microsoft sign
partnership to reduce carbon
emissions with flights powered by
sustainable aviation fuel in key
routes - Stories
Clean Skies for Tomorrow Working Group participation
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