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Comment 17 for 2022 Scoping Plan Update – Initial Air Quality & Health Impacts and Economic Analyses Results Workshop (sp22-econ-health-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Karl
Last Name: Aldinger
Email Address: karl.aldinger@sierraclub.org
Affiliation: Sierra Club San Diego
Subject: 2022 Scoping Plan Update - Choose Option 1
Comment:
I was extremely alarmed that staff is proposing to subject our future to plan that they know will not do enough. Carbon Capture is not just unproven. It has been proven to be a failure. Yet option 3 relies on continued use of fossil fuels and suggests that there is any hope that Carbon Capture can be relied on to deal with our excessive emissions. That is not the case in California, and it is not the case in Texas, and it is not the case in Iceland. Please do not be persuaded by fossil fuel companies that they understand how to sequester carbon through mechanical means. They have only proven that it DOES NOT WORK, despite having tried unsuccessfully for decades to do so. Our future is in peril, and you should choose the critical path of ending emissions through option 1 instead of weighing hypothetical job losses that aren't being accurately portrayed against the new work needed to transition to a decarbonized society.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2022-05-02 07:22:56
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