e-SAF

The European Commission has put forward the EU KIDS Act, a package of measures aimed at helping children navigate the online world more safely. The proposal covers privacy protections and online safety rules for young users, and is drawing attention from digital rights and child safety communities as debate grows over how platforms should treat minors.

Industry stakeholders are pressing the European Union to prevent e-HEFA, a synthetic hydrotreated esters and fatty acids fuel, from counting toward the bloc's e-SAF blending mandate for sustainable aviation fuel. They argue the fuel should not qualify as e-SAF under ReFuelEU Aviation rules. The debate touches on how the EU defines synthetic aviation fuels and which production pathways can meet airline blending obligations.