Farm Progress America, May 21, 2024

One proposed solution is Sustainable Airplane Fuel (SAF) which is chemically identical to jet fuel but made from renewable or is bio-based rather than fossil fuels.

However, SAF is not price competitive with conventional jet fuel.

The U.S. Treasury Department included some help in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2021 which included a directive to craft a tax policy that would drive more SAF production.

Under the new rules, biofuels producers can qualify for $1.25 per gallon tax credit which could increase based on the production of traditional forester fuels.

The new rules will emphasize farming practices that reduce the use of foster fuels and give farmers credit for practices in their operations. However, some say the use of the cover crop requirement or no-till production might be too strict.

President Biden has made it a goal to produce 3 billion gallons of SAF by 2030.

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