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Air France, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE), the
Metropole and the Airport of Nice Côte d’Azur have joined forces to
operate a flight fueled with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Air
France Flight 6235 has taken off for Orly Airport in Paris today at
6.30 pm from Nice Airport's Terminal 2, after being loaded with 30%
SAF produced by TotalEnergies in its French plants.
The SAF-fueled flight is taking place during the Nice Transition
Days, an international festival celebrating ecological innovations
lasting until October 3, 2021, hosted by and organized by the
Métropole of Nice-Côte d’Azur in partnership with the La Tribune
newspaper and the Transition Forum association. The flight marks
the end of the Transition Forum, an international economic
conference held over two days during the Nice Transition Days,
whose purpose is to accelerate the transition to a lower-carbon
future.
The flight, operated out of France's second-largest airport,
concretizes the ambition shared by public and private enterprises
alike to meet the major dual challenge of decarbonizing air travel
while continuing to support a vibrant economy and tourist industry
in the regions. This shared endeavor illustrates the need to come
together to create a convergence between economic and social
imperatives and the energy transition.
After a first long-haul flight fueled by French-made SAF in May,
this is a further realization by Air France and TotalEnergies
towards supporting and developing the production of sustainable
aviation fuel in France, as an essential condition for its
widespread take-up in French airports.
The biofuel used for this flight was produced from waste and
residues generated by the circular economy. It was made by
TotalEnergies from used cooking oils at its biorefinery of La
(Bouches-du-Rhône) and its plant at Oudalle (Seine-Maritime). The
French-produced SAF carries ISCC-EU certification (International
Sustainability & Carbon Certification) awarded by an
independent body which guarantees its sustainability. The 30%
incorporation on the Nice-Paris flight will prevent the emission of
3 tons of CO2.
Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, Chairman of the Métropole
Nice Côte d’Azur and Deputy Chairman of the Provence-Alps-Côte
d’Azur region: "I am delighted that Nice is seeing the first
Nice-Paris flight fueled with 30% SAF, symbolizing the policy of
transition towards decarbonized forms of transport. This
technological innovation, which illustrates the ecology of the
future that I so fervently hope to see, is a crucial advance in a
sector which urgently needs to reduce its emissions of greenhouse
gases. I have chosen to commit us to a reduction of 55% of these
emissions by 2030 in mainland France, and to an ambitious plan for
sustainable land planning, greening, sustainable mobility, habitat
and waste prevention. This is the framework in which Nice Airport—a
leading instrument of economic development in France—is
contributing to a very active and determined environmental policy,
with a commitment to 'Net Zero Carbon', with no offsetting, by
2030."
Anne Rigail, CEO, Air France: "Air France is very happy
to sign off the two days of the Nice Transition Forum with a flight
from Nice to Orly Airport in Paris, fueled with a significant 30%
proportion of SAF. This operation is a further reminder to our
partners, the City of Nice Côte d'Azur, Nice Airport and
TotalEnergies, that only close collaboration between all
stakeholders will allow SAF to become the air industry's foremost
driver of decarbonization."
Alexis Vovk, President, TotalEnergies Marketing &
Services: "The development of biofuels is a major pathway for
TotalEnergies to follow in working towards the United Nations'
Sustainable Development Goals and meeting the challenge of
transport decarbonization. It is also an additional asset in
helping the regions with their own energy transition, alongside
solutions that are available today—electric mobility and gas, wind
and solar. We are continuing to adapt our industrial facilities and
service offering to optimize our response to the growing demand
from both public and private sectors, illustrated this week by the
signing of a declaration of cooperation in green growth between
TotalEnergies and the Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur. By acting
directly on the carbon intensity of the energy products used by our
customers, we are pursuing our strategy of building a multi-energy
company with the ambition to get to net zero by 2050."
Franck Goldnadel, Chairman of the Management Board, Aéroports
de la Côte d’Azur: "For twenty years, Aéroports de la Côte
d’Azur has been fighting on all fronts to bring its direct
emissions down, and as a result of these efforts the reduction in
absolute terms of its emissions recently earned it Airport Carbon
Accreditation level 4+, which is the highest level awarded and
which it is the first French airport company to achieve. Operating
a SAF-fueled flight seven years after an initial test flight chimes
with and strengthens our resolve to be an active player in the
decarbonization of air travel and a test lab for the airport of the
future."
Jean-Christophe Tortora, Chairman, La Tribune: "This
flight is a source of pride for our newspaper, because our every
day mission is to inform people and bring them together to make a
difference. With this air travel innovation, thanks to our
partners, the Forum held at Nice has been more environmentally
responsible. La Tribune is working towards a lower-carbon future
and will pursue other initiatives to turn the media industry into a
player committed to face the climate emergency."
Sustainable Aviation Fuel - SAF Sustainable Aviation Fuel
is an immediately available solution for achieving significant CO2
reductions in air transport. It can be dropped into existing
storage and distribution infrastructure, airplanes and engines
without any modifications. Its progressive use worldwide should
lead to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions from air
transport, because it produces 80% less CO2 on average across its
entire life cycle.
The Nice Transition Days To underline the City of Nice
Côte d’Azur's commitment to the ecological transition and its
international appeal, the Nice Transition Days are taking place
until October 3. A genuine innovation lab, they allow visitors to
discover and test the latest innovations to change people's
everyday lives, and to enjoy a range of experiences over the
four-day event.
The Transition Forum For two days, starting on September
30, this conversation space hosted a diverse community of
international players, decision-makers from the public and private
sectors, global innovators, entrepreneurs, industrial groups,
researchers and figures from civil society, for the purpose of
catalyzing solutions.
Details at nice.transition-forum.org/.
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About Air France Since 1933, Air France has been promoting and
highlighting France throughout the world. With an activity divided
between passenger transport, cargo transport and aeronautical
maintenance, Air France is a major air transport player. More than
40,000 staff that make up its workforce are committed on a daily
basis to offering each customer a unique travel experience. Air
France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Transavia make up the Air
France-KLM Group. The group Air France-KLM relies on the strength
of its hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol to
offer a vast international network. Its Flying Blue frequent flyer
programme has over 17 million members. Air France and KLM are
members of the SkyTeam alliance which has a total of 19 member
airlines.
Air France places the health and safety of its customers and
staff at the heart of its priorities and, from the start of the
health crisis, introduced exceptional measures, grouped together
under the Air France Protect label, to ensure a stress-free
trip.
Air France has set itself ambitious sustainable development
targets and is working to significantly reduce its CO2 emissions.
Air France is committed to a climate target of zero net CO2
emissions by 2050, through major investments to renew its fleet
with new-generation aircraft, the use of innovative solutions to
reduce fuel consumption and the gradual use of Sustainable Aviation
Fuel.
About TotalEnergies TotalEnergies is a broad energy
company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil
and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and
electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is
ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many
people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries,
TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at
the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the
well-being of people.
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About Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur Since its creation in
January 2012, the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, which brings
together 49 municipalities and 550,000 inhabitants, has been
pursuing an ambitious policy based on an attractive territory
stretching from the shores of the Mediterranean to the peaks of the
Mercantour. With in mind the necessity to adapt its territory to
the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis that we are
experiencing, the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis has voted a Climate
Plan 2025 whose goal is to achieve -55% of greenhouse gas emissions
by 2030. New measures will also be taken, such as the modification
of the metropolitan Local Urban Plan to limit the urbanization of
hills and valleys, to reach a goal of zero net land
artificialization and to impose an eco-construction charter. It was
the first city to sign the United Nations Global Compact, the
world's largest sustainable development initiative, and it also
initiated the Nice Climate Agreement to implement and defend the
ecology of the future. All these initiatives have made the Nice
Côte d'Azur Metropolis an exemplary, 100% carbon-free community,
where sustainable tourism and the circular economy will have their
full place.
About Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur The Aéroports de la
Côte d'Azur group operates Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, the
second-busiest airport hub in France, and Cannes Mandelieu and
Golfe de Saint-Tropez airports. It is number two in Europe for
business aviation. The regular helicopter connection between Nice
and Monaco is the busiest in the world in terms of traffic. The
Group's three airports are certified as Level 4+ Transition Carbon
Neutral by ACI, and the Group has committed to achieve the goal of
zero CO2 emissions without compensation by 2030. Since 2016,
Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur has been a private group, and the
majority of its capital belongs to the Azzura consortium.
https://societe.nice.aeroport.fr/
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