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The best way to reduce SLCPs in the transportation sector is to
reduce diesel use.  Diesel engines are a major source of black
carbon and smog-forming pollution that are harmful to the
environment and negatively affect public health.  The Scoping Plan
update must include a strategy that prioritizes the immediate
displacement of HD diesel trucks with the cleanest technology
commercially available - low-NOx HD trucks powered by RNG.  Not
only will this switch significantly reduce climate pollutants
today, it also provides relief from criteria pollutants and air
toxics like diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, and ozone. 
Further, it provides the co-benefit of reducing methane emissions
through the use of RNG. 

Every year we see signs of our worsening climate crisis. 
Devastating wildfires, persistent droughts, unpredictable weather,
and agricultural impacts all signal that the time is growing short
to mitigate the permanent damage we have inflicted on our planet. 
Immediate substantial reductions in SLCPs, like black carbon,
methane, and smog-forming pollution, are necessary to reverse this
course.  The ongoing climate crisis requires action today - not in
the future - to prevent irreversible harm to the planet.