Green Jet Fuel Subsidy Plan Signals Lifeline for Ethanol Makers

December 15, 2023, 1:45 PM UTC

The Biden administration unveiled a long-awaited sustainable aviation fuel plan that appears to provide a path for makers of corn ethanol and other crop-based biofuels to claim valuable tax credits.

The Treasury Department said in a statement Friday that its green jet fuel guidance will include a revised version of the Energy Department’s emissions-measuring method known as GREET, a model for calculating greenhouse gas emissions backed by ethanol makers. The corn-based biofuel industry, which is under pressure to slash its carbon pollution, has worried that without GREET it could be excluded from potentially lucrative subsidies.

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