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I strongly protest to the continued exemption of jet fuel from LCFS
obligation. Airlines have shown themselves time and time again to
not act in any meaningful way to lower their carbon emissions. They
speak out of both sides of their mouth, praising SAF and
continually asking for more and more incentives, while quietly
lobbying behind closed doors against any kind of obligation,
whether at federal or state level. California has the opportunity
to once again be a pioneer and leader in this area, and finally
hold airlines to account through a minimum of equal treatment to
all other fossil fuels. Airlines will only ever commit when all
feel equal levels of responsibility of emissions reductions. We are
not asking for a mandate, though that would be the more effective
path as proven in Europe. We are simply asking for aviation to
shoulder its fair share of obligation under LCFS, as gasoline and
diesel have since the beginning. Anything short risks compromising
the integrity of both California's climate leadership as well as
the airlines' stated GHG reduction targets. The time for talking
and cheap press releases is long past. The time for action is now
and CARB can spark this into motion with a simple change to this
exemption, ending the free carbon handout to the airline industry
and catalyzing the sustainable aviation fuels industry anew