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Comment 30 for 2022 Scoping Plan Update - Scenario Concepts Technical Workshop (sp22-concepts-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: John
Last Name: Schaefer
Email Address: jcschaef@igc.org
Affiliation: 350 Humboldt
Subject: Carbon pricing is the key to CARB success
Comment:
Thanks for opening up the process to all of us. First, no science supports "carbon neutrality by 2050." Look around and observe what's happening today. We need to reach carbon neutrality much sooner. Second, EJ issues aren't a reason not to take steps I describe below. People near fossil fuel facilities will benefit most from fossil fuel elimination. Third, any reliance on CCS is fraudulent because adequate technology neither to capture nor store has been demonstrated. Projections of cost are well into the hundreds of dollars per tonne. Fourth, greening the grid, reducing VMT, promoting EVs, and reduction of SLCP will work much better and with less angst if we make economics support them. The way to make that happen is to include (not just "consider") the real social cost of CO2 in cap and trade fees. We've given a free ride to CO2 for far too long. If cap and trade fees are high enough (hundreds of dollars per tonne), all the other programs like decarbonization will follow.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2021-09-03 13:01:03
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