Hello, my name is Marlene Chavez, I am a resident of Moreno
Valley, California. I’m speaking on
the CARB SCOPING PLAN.
The reason why I care about this issue so much is because CARB
needs to create more ambitious plans to stop the environmental
injustices ongoing in our state and prevent the worst impacts of
climate catastrophe. In our rapidly deteriorating climate, CARB
wants to keep using fossil fuels, which harms the lungs and health
of my community. Every part of the state’s fossil fuel chain
disproportionately affects the health and well-being of working
class people of color in California. We need CARB to create the
road to zero emissions for the health of both our people and our
planet. A full phaseout of fossil fuels by 2045. We must end oil
extraction by 2035, phase out oil refining by 2045, phase out gas
fired power plants by 2035, eliminate gas appliances by 2030, and
decommission the gas distribution system by 2045. More clean cars,
trucks, and mass transit for working class Californians. Transition
to 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2035 and lower the amount of
vehicle miles traveled by 30% by 2035. A transition to clean,
renewable, zero-emissions electricity by 2035 with retirement of
all gas plants and no new gas plants.
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