As a resident of the State of California, I request that
the California Air Resources Board prioritize the ending of
reliance on Amazon crude as part of their climate change
plans:
California accounts for approximately 50% of the global
consumption of Amazon oil?
Crude oil from the Ecuadorian region of the Amazon is
refined right here in California and sold to thousands of
businesses and millions of Californians as fuel. Now
there are plans to expand oil production in Ecuador – thanks
to demand from California – which means over 8
million acres of roadless rainforest will be leased for oil
development.
Consider a Commitment by 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 pass on California's climate impacts to
communities in the Amazon. Present a plan for California to reduce and/or
eliminate its consumption of crude from the Amazon.
California
needs 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 your time and
consideration.