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Carbon pricing must be part of the strategy to produce reductions
in gasoline demand.  Cap and Trade has failed to bring down GHGs
because it is too easy for polluters to buy credits by setting
aside forest in distant states or counties.  In any Carbon pricing
scheme the cost of Carbon must be raised to at least $100/ton to
have any beneficial effect, and any offsets should be local and
benefit the most impacted communities.
California refineries must have their emissions capped so they
cannot switch to dirtier oil feedstocks which would have
detrimental effects on the health of frontline communities.
Nor should ARB take any actions which would facilitate the import
of tar sands bitumen for refining for export as demand for fuels
declines in CA. Importing Baaken crude raises serious safety
concerns due to its volatility and tendency to explode.
Realistically, in order to achieve the state's goals, the oil
industry must expect its business to contract, so limiting their
ability to expand operations or permitting upgrades which would
allow capacity to increase production should not be permitted.