| Comment | Ships are one of the worst polluters, set to surpass trucks in just
over a year. Their emissions threaten our ability to limit
greenhouse gas emissions, which have clearly already led to much
more rapid and extreme change than most people imagined was
possible. Equally importantly, both ship and truck emissions have
plagued harbor-adjacent communities for decades, leading to higher
cancer rates and many other ills - a major environmental injustice
issue. CARB now has the opportunity to require that all harbor
boats go electric rather than just allowing them to upgrade to new
diesel engines. The technology is available to transition to
electric boats now. The environmental justice choice is clear, and
California is already losing so much to climate change that we must
take every opportunity to stem emissions. Please act now to require
100% electric harbor vessels.
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