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Comment for Workshop to Discuss Possible Revisions to the Cap-and-Trade Regulation (ct-4-26-18-wkshp-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Lori
Last Name: Vest
Email Address: gglagdmt@gmail.com
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Subject: Don't let polluters off the hook
Comment:
Dear California Air Resources Board, I am writing to urge CARB to protect our health by implementing strong rules for Californias historic cap-and-trade program. We need to maintain, not weaken, incentives in our rules to make big polluters cut pollution, and we need market rules that will result in the real pollution reductions we need in order to hit our climate targets. We need to eliminate excess allowances from the market and maintain, not increase, current industrial assistance factors. We ned to fairly account for how many pollution permits should be made available. Despite receiving an overwhelming number of pollution permits for free, and a cap-and-trade market that currently issues far too many permits, the fossil fuel industry is asking for additional giveaways at the expense of Californias taxpayers and the climate. This is unacceptable. The fossil fuel industrys demand for a $365 million giveaway has not reason to be granted. Their request that CARB offer pollution permits well in excess of what is needed puts our 2030 climate goals at grave risk. Sincerely, Lori Vest
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2018-05-05 11:02:05
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