Dear CA Air Resources Board,
Please restore
California’s leadership on clean cars by accelerating the
state’s transition to 100% electric vehicles and
strengthening requirements on new gas-powered vehicles.
Climate pollution from gas-powered cars and trucks makes up 40%
of total greenhouse gas emissions in California. These vehicles are
a massive driver of the climate emergency, devastating our state
with deadlier, more damaging wildfires, heat waves, and
drought.
Historically, we’ve led the nation
on setting strong auto emissions standards — but the current
clean cars proposal falls short of the climate action we need.
This action is also critical to protect the health of
communities hit hardest by tailpipe pollution. Cancer-causing
vehicle exhaust harms people's health and particularly hurts
low-income communities of color near congested freeways.
California must lead the way with strong policy solutions to end
tailpipe pollution and build an environmentally just transportation
system. New clean car standards must ensure equitable access to
electric vehicles.
We urge you to adopt strong clean car
rules that require:
• 100% zero-emission vehicle
sales by 2023.
• Mandatory equity commitments to ensure
that communities most affected by pollution benefit from electric
vehicles first and foremost.
This transition is a
tremendous opportunity to create family-supporting, high-road jobs
for Californians. We urge you to seize this moment and adopt
nation-leading clean car standards that slash climate pollution,
ensure equity, and promote good jobs.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Urs Schuler
Placerville, CA 95667
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