I am writing to demand that California invest in a
just transition away from Amazon crude and extraction in the state.
California currently consumes nearly 50% of all oil exports from
the Amazon globally. I don’t want to be complicit in driving
new oil drilling in the Amazon. I'm asking CARB to regulate
refineries’ crude sources and volumes by requiring CA
refineries to ensure that they are not sourcing crude oil from
regions where there are human rights violations or sourcing crude
from areas of new drilling in the Amazon.
CARB also needs to present a plan for California to reduce
and/or eliminate its consumption of crude from the Amazon and
commit to new fuel efficiency standards and expanded
electrification of fleets that consume the most Amazon oil.
Thank you.
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