Sustainable Transport Investment Plan
✈️ 🚢 EU launches the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), accelerating renewable and low-carbon fuels for aviation and maritime transport
On 5 November 2025, the European Commission has unveiled its Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), a strategic roadmap to scale up investments in renewable and low-carbon fuels for the aviation and waterborne transport sectors.
This initiative marks a crucial step in delivering the ReFuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime goals and strengthening Europe’s industrial leadership in sustainable fuels.
✅ Key highlights:
📌 Around 20 million tonnes of sustainable alternative fuels (13.2 Mt biofuels and 6.8 Mt e-fuels) will be needed by 2035.
📌 Estimated €100 billion investment is required to meet these targets.
📌 The EU aims to mobilise €2.9 billion by 2027, including:
- €2 billion via InvestEU for sustainable fuel projects.
- €300 million through the European Hydrogen Bank for SAF and SMF hydrogen production.
- €133 million for R&I projects under Horizon Europe.
- €446 million from the Innovation Fund for synthetic aviation and maritime fuel projects.
- Launch of an eSAF Early Movers Coalition to mobilise €500 million for synthetic aviation fuel projects.
☑️ The STIP builds on three pillars:
📌 Strategic framework – identifying investment gaps and needs.
📌 Financing action – unlocking and de-risking private investments.
📌 External dimension – fostering global cooperation and fair competition for EU fuel producers.
By creating regulatory stability and new financing tools, STIP aims to make Europe a frontrunner in sustainable transport fuels, driving innovation, industrial leadership, and climate neutrality by 2050.