Expressing support for the designation of May 2024 as "Renewable Fuels Month" to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in reducing carbon impacts, lowering fuel prices for consumers, supporting rural communities, and lessening reliance on foreign adversaries.

Energy

senate

Introduced on May 16, 2024 by John Peter Ricketts

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Legislation Details

Supports the designation of May 2024 as “Renewable Fuels Month.”
Acknowledges the United States as the largest producer of biofuels globally, contributing to the domestic economy, job creation, and greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Highlights ethanol as a renewable fuel made from biomass, supporting over 72,463 direct jobs and contributing significantly to household income and the GDP.
Notes ethanol’s role in adding value to corn, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and displacing crude oil, thereby enhancing energy independence.
Mentions the production of distillers grains from ethanol processing as an efficient animal feed.
Describes biodiesel and renewable diesel as renewable resources that can replace petroleum-based diesel, supporting jobs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Emphasizes the compatibility of biodiesel and renewable diesel with existing diesel engines and their availability across the United States.
Points out the environmental benefits of biodiesel and renewable diesel, including reduced particulate matter emissions and the potential for lower diesel fuel prices.
Discusses the impact of the renewable fuel standard on the value of soybeans and the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel.
Introduces sustainable aviation fuel as a renewable resource that can match the performance of petroleum-based jet fuel without requiring infrastructure changes.
Recognizes the role of renewable fuels in reducing carbon impacts, lowering fuel prices, supporting rural communities, and reducing reliance on foreign adversaries.

Last updated 8/8/2024