The fastest way to do something is to do it right the first time, John, that’s what a trainer at my first job told me. As we face the climate crisis, we don’t have any room for mistakes. It’s time to take on aircraft emissions, the holy grail of climate pollution.

We have the opportunity to make air travel cleaner and more sustainable by rethinking what kind of fuel we use. Tax credits, which are part of President Biden’s clean energy plan, could help jumpstart the market for sustainable aviation fuel – but we need to make sure that this fuel is actually better for the environment.

This is where you can help out. We need you to join us in ensuring President Biden and his administration stick to the science and only give tax credits to aviation fuels that make flying cleaner and healthier. Sign the petition today!

Not all fuels are created equal. If we rely on aviation biofuels from corn or other agricultural products, we could unleash more greenhouse gases than we save, cause destruction to forests and grasslands as well as exacerbate hunger and malnutrition across the globe. 

EDF has worked for years to look into what we call high-integrity sustainable aviation fuels. These are fuels that are not only proven to be more sustainable across their lifespan but also are positive for ecosystems and communities, especially those around airports. 

We can’t afford to trade one environmental threat for another. President Biden’s administration has a chance to jumpstart the market for high-integrity sustainable aviation fuels and not subsidize their more harmful counterparts.

Sign our petition and show your support to the Biden administration for implementing these tax credits in a way that will create cleaner and healthier ways to fly. 

Over and out,

Pedro Piris-Cabezas
Director of Sustainable International Transport