To whom it may concern,
We
understand the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is in the
process of collecting public feedback on the California Climate
Change Scoping Plan. Not only will this plan
be hugely influential in determining climate action in the
Golden state for the next 20 years, but it will also have
impact on new oil drilling in the Amazon.
As the top
consumer of Amazon oil, California is driving new oil drilling in
the region. With national protests happening in Ecuador right now
calling on protection of the Amazon and Indigenous
rights, it’s ripe time we call on the governments
driving up the demand for crude oil to take action.
The
current scoping plan from CARB has plans to double fossil fuel
infrastructure in the state while also continuing to import Amazon
oil.
We urge
you to do the following:
- Rein in rogue refineries. Commit
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 punt 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.
- Commit California to new fuel efficiency
standards and expanded electrification of fleets that
consume the most Amazon oil.
Thanks for your serious consideration.
Sincerely,
Anne Van Alstyne & Family
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