At Massport’s urging, Healey signs tax break for sustainable aviation fuel

It’s either a climate catastrophe or a climate hero depending on who you ask, but Massachusetts is now dipping its toes in an emerging technology: so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

A supplemental budget bill that Gov. Maura Healey signed last week includes the state’s first foray into SAF, which is made from cooking oil, plant and animal materials, or synthetic fuel, instead of petroleum. Now on the books is a $10 million tax credit for each of the next three years that’s meant to nudge airlines into adopting the nascent fuel despite opposition from some environmental groups.

A coalition of environmental groups, including Acadia Center, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Mass Audubon, and the Environmental League of Massachusetts, wrote a letter to Healey, Tepper, and Hoffer last year urging them to “prioritize the much more cost-effective emissions reduction investments for Massachusetts” instead of promoting SAF.

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