Hello,
I
have been a California resident for the past 10 years and I plan to
stay here for many more. I want to make sure our beautiful state
becomes healthier for all our residents and continues to lead the
charge against climate change. I am writing to urge you to
strengthen and improve the Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update.
Scientists have increasingly raised the alarm that this decade is
our last chance to make significant and meaningful changes in our
transportation, energy, building, and other major infrastructure to
prevent an irreversible climate catastrophe, which is why I am
disappointed that the Draft Scoping Plan fails to accelerate the
targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels
by 2030 or to achieve carbon neutrality no earlier than 2045. It is
simply not good enough to meet the urgency of the climate crisis
and the desperate need for bold actions. CARB must achieve a more
ambitious Scoping Plan that leads to an accelerated pathway to
carbon neutrality so that the state’s 40 million residents
and future generations of Californians can live in and thrive in a
cleaner and healthier environment.
I
strongly urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt a more
ambitious plan on how our state will combat the most catastrophic
impacts of climate change in the crucial years ahead. To accomplish
this, CARB must improve the Draft Scoping Plan by accelerating a
phase-out of oil and gas extraction and oil refining; not making
any more investment in fossil fuel infrastructure; eliminating or
significantly reducing our reliance on unproven and costly
technologies to prolong polluting fuel sources; pursuing more
robust transportation sector targets; and decarbonizing buildings.
The escalating climate crisis demands that CARB adopts a more
ambitious Scoping Plan, one with the vision and conviction to
provide the solutions that are needed to overcome the crisis that
we face. Thank you for your consideration.
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