As someone
born and raised in California, I am deeply concerned about
California’s role in the destruction of the Amazon and
indigenous communities that steward it.
I don’t
want to our state to be complicit in driving new oil drilling in
the Amazon, so I’m calling on CARB to regulate
refineries’ crude sources and volumes.
Specifically:
- Rein
in rogue refineries. Commit California to a
policy/regulatory agenda that ensures that California refineries
are not sourcing crude from regions where there are Indigenous
rights violations or from regions where new oil drilling in the
Amazon is being planned.
- Don't
punt your climate impacts to communities in the Amazon.
Present a plan for California to reduce and/or eliminate
its consumption of crude from the Amazon.
- Commit
California to new fuel efficiency standards and expanded
electrification of fleets that consume the most Amazon
oil. Expansion of EVs broadly, and public transportation goals to
reduce domestic consumption equivalent to Amazon oil import
totals.
Thank you for
the consideration!
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