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Comment for General Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-general-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Carolyn
Last Name: Hinshaw
Email Address: aaagh@comcast.net
Affiliation: Sierra Club
Subject: Draft plan needs strengthening
Comment:
I commend the CARB staff for its effort in preparing this comprehensive draft Scoping Plan - but think it needs strengthening. Use "cap and auction" not "cap and trade". Make polluters pay. We should not allow emissions trading with any jurisdiction that does not have a hard emissions cap of AB32 like stringency. Any offsets should be limited in number and subjected to rigorous criteria. The draft plan should include stronger measures that reform land use policies in ways that reduce VMT. Adopt and require the use of greenhouse performance standards, goals and metrics for transportation planning and projects, Hold state, regional, and local agencies accountable for meeting these metrics. Enhance and expand (and fund) regional mass transit infrastructure, including Bus Rapid Transit programs - especially on existing freeway HOV lanes. Mandate that automobile companies sell hundreds of thousands of Zero Emission Vehicles by 2014. The number you currently propose is insufficient. Put more emphasis on Zero Waste. Increase recycling by businesses. Mandate composting of ALL green waste. Require producers to take responsibility for the end-of-life disposal of their products.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-29 13:59:52
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