A new Government Accountability Office report says the Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Departments should do a better job of measuring the progress of their work to spur the production of 3 billion gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by 2030.
SAF is alternative jet fuel made from renewable and waste feedstocks that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a lifecycle basis. SAF production and use in the U.S. has increased in recent years; this fuel is now used by airlines at two major commercial airports in California.
While U.S. production reached 15.8 million gallons in 2022, it accounted for less than 0.1 percent of the total jet fuel used by major U.S. airlines (see table). This also falls well below the previous Federal Aviation Administration goal for U.S. airlines to use 1 billion gallons of SAF per year by 2018.
Challenge Roadmap
Transportation and ag concurred. Energy indicated the recommendation is completed and that planned roadmap activities will enable progress to be measured.
As discussed in the report, GAO disagrees that the recommendation is completed.
