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	== RefuelEU ==		== RefuelEU ==
	The European [[RefuelEU]] legislation (in force since 1 January 2025) goal is to mandate the switch to [[sustainable aviation fuel]] (SAF) with the target ratios of 2% in 2025, 20% in ~~2036~~ and 70% in 2050.{{sfn\|Cong\|Zou\|Lu\|Shu\|2026\|p=4}}{{sfn\|Rausch\|Straubinger\|2026\|p=8}} Use of SAF causes high additional cost (US [[Inflation Reduction Act]] in 2022 offered incentives as high as $1.75 per [[gallon]]).{{sfn\|Cong\|Zou\|Lu\|Shu\|2026\|p=4}} leading to tankering as a cost-avoidance mechanism.{{sfn\|Cong\|Zou\|Lu\|Shu\|2026\|p=5}} RefuelEU obliges aircraft to uplift fuel at all EU airports to prevent tankering.{{sfn\|Rausch\|Straubinger\|2026\|p=7}}		The European [[RefuelEU]] legislation (in force since 1 January 2025) goal is to mandate the switch to [[sustainable aviation fuel]] (SAF) with the target ratios of 2% in 2025, 20% in 2035 and 70% in 2050.{{sfn\|Cong\|Zou\|Lu\|Shu\|2026\|p=4}}{{sfn\|Rausch\|Straubinger\|2026\|p=8}} Use of SAF causes high additional cost (US [[Inflation Reduction Act]] in 2022 offered incentives as high as $1.75 per [[gallon]]).{{sfn\|Cong\|Zou\|Lu\|Shu\|2026\|p=4}} leading to tankering as a cost-avoidance mechanism.{{sfn\|Cong\|Zou\|Lu\|Shu\|2026\|p=5}} RefuelEU obliges aircraft to uplift fuel at all EU airports to prevent tankering.{{sfn\|Rausch\|Straubinger\|2026\|p=7}}

	==See also==		==See also==