Biofuels Key to Lifting Up Sustainable Aviation
Summary
As the U.S. ethanol industry prepares to apply its production capabilities to sustainable aviation fuels, Growth Energy is working hard to ensure that farm-based biofuels are positioned to lead the charge to decarbonize commercial air travel. The game-changing solutions the White House seeks cannot happen unless we have a healthy and thriving corn ethanol industry to make the long-term investments needed to turn SAF production into reality. Over the last few months, Growth Energy and other biofuel champions have pushed Congress and the administration to ensure that burgeoning SAF policies accurately reflect LCA models that incorporate the most up-to-date science and research. DoE’s Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies (GREET) model is the gold standard for LCA, harnessing the latest data on everything from indirect land use change to fertilizer inputs. Today, the U.S. biofuel sector is ready to put that expertise to work expanding SAF production, reducing carbon emissions, meeting climate goals, and creating jobs for U.S. workers along the way.