Demystifying SAF Book-and-Claim: How Shippers Decarbonize Air Cargo Without Physical Fuel Tracking

Astrid Lindholm

Head of ESG & Green Logistics

Demystifying SAF Book-and-Claim: How Shippers Decarbonize Air Cargo Without Physical Fuel Tracking

Executive Summary

Key Takeaways

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) reduces lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil jet fuel.
Book-and-claim systems allow shippers to purchase verified SAF environmental attributes without needing physical SAF in their specific flight's fuel tank.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Book & Claim Registry guarantees against double-counting of carbon credits.
Audited SAF certificates integrate directly into corporate sustainability disclosures complying with EU CSRD standards.

Overcoming the Physical Infrastructure Barrier of SAF

While Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is technically proven and safe, physical supply is concentrated at a handful of major global airports (e.g. Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Singapore). Transporting physical SAF across the world in tank trucks to fuel a specific cargo flight would create more emissions than it saves. Book-and-claim solves this geographic friction.

How Book-and-Claim Functions in Practice

Under the book-and-claim model, SAF is injected into the commercial airport fuel grid where it is produced. Shippers booking air cargo with Apex purchase the certified environmental attributes (Scope 3 carbon reduction claims), receiving third-party audited carbon credits registered on the RSB registry.

Tags:#SAF #Sustainable Aviation Fuel #Book and Claim #Air Cargo Decarbonization #Scope 3 Emissions

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