A group photo of participants at the Kick-off Workshop for Feasibility Study for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme in Uganda in
Uganda is committed to implementing of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme in order to support the global environment protection cause.
Fred K. Bamwesigye, the Director General at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) made the revelation on Tuesday at the launch of the Kick-off Workshop for Feasibility Study for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme in Uganda.
“Uganda has always joined the rest of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Member States in supporting the ICAO standards, policies and strategies set to limit and mitigate the impact of aviation carbon emissions on the global climate. As an ICAO Member State, Uganda is prepared to take necessary action and advance initiatives on environmental protection including action on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF),” said Bamwesigye, adding: “… in our efforts to support the global environment protection cause, Uganda made a choice to be part of the ICAO’s initiative on Capacity Building for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme.”
He added that the workshop will kick-off a feasibility study to outline a roadmap for the implementation of SAF programme in Uganda.
“This programme builds on the adoption by the 41st ICAO Assembly resolution of a long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero aviation carbon emissions by 2050,” he said, adding: “The initiative we are launching today is also framed in the ICAO Global Framework for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), Lower Carbon Aviation Fuels (LCAF) and other Aviation Cleaner Energies adopted in the third ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) in 2023. I also wish to inform you that ICAO and its Member States, including Uganda, established the Global collective aspiration to reduce aviation Carbon emissions by 5% in 2030 through the use of SAF and cleaner energies.”
He urged participants in the kick-off workshop to engage in this initiative so that it can provide not only environmental benefits, but also social opportunities to the people of Uganda.
He said the launched Feasibility Study calls for collective effort in assisting with information collection that should be provided to the ICAO experts in their endeavor to identify basic data that will inform Uganda’s potential in production and use of SAF.
“Please, engage with them and provide contact information where possible so they will be able to follow-up with all relevant national stakeholders who could contribute to data collection to identify and promote opportunities for Sustainable aviation fuel programme in Uganda,” he said.
Bamwesigye further said UCAA’s National Focal Point on aviation environment protection will also be available to ICAO experts and should be able to coordinate all interactions between the experts and the key stakeholders.
“UCAA is committed to support this process and we are looking forward to progressing this initiative to its completion,” he said.
