Simon Pouilly, International Sales Manager, TotalEnergies: I’ve always been fascinated by planes. In my head, you know, I said one day I will work close to the airlines. And now for two years I've been working in the aviation sector. I do care about the future. I think we all have to find a solution for lower emission energies. Energy is not just about fuel. It's about people, progress and finding the right balance. Reusing used cooking oil and animal fats will be part of this journey. My job is about selling sustainable aviation fuel, which is known as SAF, to the aviation sector. The key part of my role everyday is to respond to the needs of the clients. To work together with them to find solutions and reduce their carbon emissions. Aviation is evolving. What do you think about the partnership between TotalEnergies and Air France?

Antoine Laborde, Head of Fuel Procurement, Air France-KLM: Sustainable aviation fuel is starting to play a bigger role in the industry. In 2024, Air France-KLM bought around 100,000 tons of SAF, making Air France-KLM one of the biggest buyers of SAF of all of world airlines. As you know, aviation is under strong pressure in order to reduce its CO₂ emissions. And yet, in 2024, just 0.3% of total aviation fuel was SAF. So it’s very important that all together, the airlines but also the fuel producers, will bring this knowledge, will communicate the importance of SAF so that we can reach our sustainability ambitions. Let me show you, come. The great thing about SAF is that you don’t need to change the aircraft, or to change the engine, or anything in the airport, and you get the CO₂ benefits of using SAF.

Simon Pouilly: TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company, primarily producing hydrocarbons while expanding its investment in lower carbon energies like sustainable aviation fuel. Welcome to the CRES. Sustainable aviation fuel incorporates renewable carbon like biogenic waste and organic waste coming from used cooking oil or animal fats. Today, aircrafts can be fueled with a mix of SAF and conventional fossil fuel up to 50% of the total blend. At the lab, we are working for the next generation of production based on agricultural waste and potential ethanol intermediates. Grandpuits used to be an oil refinery and TotalEnergies is investing to transform it to become a biorefinery. It will produce up to 230,000 tons of SAF per year from 2026. SAF reduces the life-cycle CO₂ emissions by at least 65% compared to its fossil fuel equivalent.

Antoine Laborde: TotalEnergies will supply us with up to 1.5 million tons of SAF over the next 10 years. The commitment and consistency of TotalEnergies is at the heart of this great partnership.

Simon Pouilly: The world is changing and it’s on us to change with it. This partnership is one of the biggest at this time. It has to show an example to others. SAF is a step in the right direction. This is not just about fuel. It’s how we chose to move forward.