By Alexander Laska, Transportation Policy Advisor of Third Way’s Climate and Energy Program
Special to The Digest
Aviation is responsible for a growing portion of transportation emissions. As air travel begins to bounce back post-COVID, we need to ensure the industry comes back stronger and cleaner than it was before. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, one of the most impactful things we can do to reduce aviation emissions is get more sustainable aviation fuel ”drop-in” fuels that can be used in today’s aircraft and which have lower emissions than fossil jet fuel on a lifecycle basis into the jet fuel supply. But SAF is currently limited in availability and can’t currently compete with the price of fossil jet fuel. We cannot meet our emissions goals and keep U.S. airlines competitive unless we enact policies to scale up SAF and make it cost-competitive with fossil jet fuel.
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House votes
ENERGY SECURITY: The House has passed the Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 1374), sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., to provide federal funds to state governments for developing energy security plans. A supporter, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said âthe Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and other recent cyber threats to our infrastructureâ showed the need to prevent and prepare for energy supply disruptions. The vote, on June 22, was 398 yeas to 21 nays.
YEAS: McHenry R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Budd R-NC (13th), Manning D-NC (6th)
VETERANS BENEFITS FRAUD: The House has passed the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act (H.R. 983), sponsored by Rep. Theodore Deutch, D-Fla., to establish as a federal crime the attempt to fraudulently deprive a military veteran of earned benefits. Deutch said: âThis bill will give federal prosecutors the tools they need to target criminals who actively work to avoid current mail a