The CARB Scoping Plan is not an acceptable plan in light of the
urgency of the issue. The plan would not meet the goals set forth
by Governor Gavin Newsom. The Newsom administartion has set a goal
to reach carbon neutrality by 2035, and to take immediate steps to
decrease fossil fuel supply and demand.
The CARB Scoping Plan fails to meet either of these goals. This
plan would not lead to carbon neutrality until 2045, and there are
no immediate steps to reduce air pollution. Instead of phasing out
fossil fuels, it calls for continued investments in fossil fuel
infrastructure. Expanding gas-fired power plants, and continuing
public subsidies for ineffective carbon capture and storage is just
more of the same. It's a plan that just kicks the can farther down
the road. It is a poor plan that does not effectively address the
severity of the present climate crisis.
The CARB needs a plan that is going to set California on the
path to a sustainable future. We need to phase out fossil fuels as
quickly as possible and shift to renewable energy sources. And this
needs to happen now. We are all living in a state, and a world,
that is getting hotter and hotter. We are experiencing more
droughts, and more fires, and more extreme weather- all
consequences of climate change. I urge the CARB not to stick their
heads in the sand.
Please bring back a new CARB plan that addresses the urgency of
the moment, and shows the courage and leadership that California is
famous for. Give us a new CARB plan that makes California a leader
in addressing and mobilizing to change global warming.
Sincerely,
Evan Elias
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