Sweden – and the Nordic countries in general – have always been at the forefront of sustainability discussions. Prior to the pandemic Sweden was making international headlines, as the cradle and symbol of the “flygskam” (flight shame) movement.

But in the light of Sweden’s slow aviation recovery since the end of the pandemic restrictions, the new government have taken some important positive decisions. The first was to announce the abolition of the passenger tax, which became a reality last week. The policy has shifted from punishing people for flying, to enabling air connectivity to thrive while focusing on decarbonization measures. The most important element of that is to encourage Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). SAF is the solution that can deliver most CO2 emissions reduction in the short and medium term.

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