We heard about ambitions to grow an indigenous SAF industry, making use of assets like a skilled energy sector workforce, and abundance of wind and water and growing renewables capacity, and the Grangemouth site. We heard in evidence that, with some initial support from government, Grangemouth had excellent potential as a site for handling and processing SAF and, in the slightly longer term for SAF production.ivNZET Committee report on the Legislative Consent Memorandums on the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, January 2026
Electric vehicles and modal shift
The draft Plan places a significant reliance on the uptake of EVs - if this policy fails it seems unlikely the carbon budgets will be met.