WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, kicked off its annual Growth Energy Biofuels Summit (GEBS) in Washington, D.C. today, hosting more than 100 association members for panel discussions, and meetings with top lawmakers to remind them of all the ways homegrown American bioethanol holds down gas prices, strengthens domestic energy production, brings jobs and prosperity to rural America, and delivers enormous environmental benefits.
Now in its 16th year, the Growth Energy Biofuels Summit has served as the biofuel sector’s premier advocacy event, and this year’s iteration promises to live up to that title with a program full of conversations between industry leaders, policymakers like Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Stephen Vaden, and elected officials like Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.), Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.).
“We are thrilled to be hosting our advocacy conference at a critically important time for our industry. The timing couldn’t be better as we await decisions and actions on our top federal priorities that will shape our markets for years to come,” said Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor in her Growth Energy Biofuels Summit keynote address. “Driving American innovation, winning at trade, lowering fuel costs, and rebuilding the farm economy—these have been the terms of our engagement. Nine months in, look where we are: E15, the RFS, the 45Z credit, global trade. We have already driven major progress on all of these fronts.”
Skor continued, urging attendees at the Growth Energy Biofuels Summit to remember that the work of supporting the industry’s priorities—year-round E15, an enhanced 45Z tax credit, a strong Renewable Fuel Standard, and fairer global trade—isn’t done yet.
“We’ve had big successes… we’re thrilled with some key outcomes, [but] there are still real risks and uncertainties. There is still more to do,” Skor added. “We have policymakers’ attention and some good momentum. Let’s keep pushing ahead.”
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