Alliance members are working to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing emissions, accelerating action, centering equity, and tracking progress. 

Explore Washington's policies and actions across the Alliance's 10 key policy areas. Numbers presented below only reflect the number of policies in this database and thus may not reflect all climate policies pursued.

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AO # 23-10: Chapter 173-424 WAC – Clean Fuels Program

We propose to update Chapter 173-424 WAC, Clean Fuels Program Rule. The rule aims to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels used in Washington.

This rulemaking will align the Clean Fuel Standard with ESSB 5447 (2023-2024), which promotes the production and use of low-carbon sustainable aviation fuels in Washington. Sustainable aviation fuel reduces emissions from aviation, which has been identified as one of the most difficult transportation sectors to decarbonize.

SB 5447 2023-24, Promoting the Alternative Jet Fuel Industry in Washington

- Requires the Department of Ecology to establish a pathway for alternative jet fuel in its Clean Fuels program.
- Requires the establishment of an Alternative Jet Fuels Work Group to further the development of alternative jet fuels as a productive industry in the state.
- Directs the Statewide Office of Renewable Fuels to further the development and use of alternative jet fuels as a productive industry in the state.
- Establishes a preferential alternative jet fuel manufacturing/wholesaling tax rate that lasts for ten years. 
- Establishes a tax credit for certain sales and purchases of alternative jet fuels. The amount of the credit is one dollar per gallon of alternative jet fuel that has at least 50 percent less carbon dioxide equivalent emissions than conventional petroleum jet fuel.

A B&O and public utilities tax (PUT) credit is available for certain sales and purchases of alternative jet fuel. The amount of the credit is one dollar per gallon of alternative jet fuel that has at least 50 percent less carbon dioxide equivalent emissions than conventional petroleum jet fuel. The credit amount increases by $0.02 for each additional 1 percent reduction in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions beyond 50 percent. The credit may not exceed $2 per gallon of alternative jet fuel.

Eligibility for the credit for sales of alternative jet fuel is limited to businesses located in a qualifying county or a businesses' designated alternative jet fuel blender located in Washington. Qualifying county is a county that has a population less than 650,000.

Credits may only be earned on purchases of alternative jet fuel for flights departing in Washington.

A credit under this section may not be claimed until the Department of Ecology verifies that there are one or more facilities operating in this state with cumulative production capacity of at least 20,000,000 gallons of alternative jet fuel each year and has provided such notice to the department.

Alternative Jet Fuel Tax Credit

Washington State University must convene an Alternative Jet Fuels Work Group (work group) to further the development of alternative jet fuels as a productive industry in the state. Membership includes legislators and sectors involved in alternative jet fuel research, development, production, and utilization. The work group must provide a report including pertinent recommendations to the Governor and the appropriate committees
of the Legislature by December 1, 2024, and December 1st of every even-numbered year until December 1, 2028. The work group expires January 1, 2029.

Alternative Jet Fuels Work Group

Washington 2013-2015 Capital Budget

The 2013-2015 Washington Capital Budget included $72 million to support development of clean and renewable energy technologies and improve energy efficiency in the state.

Washington State Climate Resilience Strategy

The Climate Resilience Strategy:

- Prioritizes environmental justice and advances Washington's focus on equity and reducing impacts of climate change on overburdened communities.
- Identifies ways the state can aid climate-response activities by local and tribal governments and others.
- Brings together current climate change response work across multiple agencies and improves the efficiency and coordination of state efforts, including federal funding opportunities.
- Identifies outcomes and actions that address the highest climate change risks and vulnerabilities, including identifying clear agency leads and metrics that enable reporting and transparency on our progress.