Currently, the regulation by the state is to ban all new
internal combustion engine ("ICE") vehicles by 2035. Existing
vehicles will be allowed to continue to operate. However, due to
how long modern cars last, a ban by that date will not make meeting
the mandate of carbon neutrality by 2050 under the Paris Climate
Agreement possible. Most modern cars last around 250,000 miles
before needing replacement, which is just under 18 years with the
normal annual mileage. So, it is recommended that the ICE ban for
new vehicles be pushed forward to no later than 2032, preferably
2030, in order to be able to meet the target of net zero emissions
by 2050 under the Paris Climate Accord.
This is an
extremely vital mandate to comply with because anthropogenic
climate change ("AGCC") is an existential threat to the human
species, which will do so by drastically worsening droughts and
increasing wildfires by an unimaginably huge amount, consequently
severely dwindling food supplies all over the globe. We've already
seen the unprecedented string of wildfires and heat waves since
2017, and even that (the present) is still nothing compared to what
will come if society continues on pumping out greenhouse gases at
the current rate. This means that the worst is still yet to come.
As a result, I strongly urge CARB under CalEPA to take urgent
drastic action by banning all new combustion engines starting by
2030. Even the State of Washington is doing so by that date, so the
State of California, which has historically lead on environmental
protection regulations, should not let itself fall behind other
states.
I would appreciate feedback.
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