First Name | Edward |
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Last Name | Mainland |
Email Address | emainland@comcast.net |
Affiliation | Sierra Club California |
Subject | Sierra Club Comment on Solar Roofs, Heavy Vehicles, Industrial Emissions |
Comment | COMMENTS ON AB 32 PROPOSED SCOPING PLAN, SUBMITTED BY SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA, November 19, 2008 9. Million Solar Roofs Program (p. 53) • We support the Million Solar Roofs Program and its goal of 3,000 megawatts of solar energy for homes and businesses throughout the state by 2017. We note, however, that some reforms in program structure and funding may be necessary to achieve the goal. 10. Heavy/Medium-Duty Vehicles (p. 53) • We support all three proposals for aerodynamic efficiency, hybridization, and engine efficiency. • Sierra Club supports CARB’s policies to reduce emissions from heavy-duty trucks with hybrid engine technology and other efficiency improvements. This could improve public health by reducing smog-forming pollution. Sierra Club urges quick action to address GHG pollution from heavy-duty trucks, reportedly scheduled for CARB’s December 11 board hearing, when it will take up a measure to reduce emissions from tractor-trailers operating in California. • We request that ARB consider requiring electrification of medium-duty delivery trucks, as well as other means to reduce emissions in this sector. 11. Industrial Emissions (p. 56) • We support CARB’s plan to require assessment of large industrial sources to determine whether individual sources within a facility can cost-effectively reduce GHG emissions and provide other pollution reduction co-benefits. • California’s industries (and CARB) could learn from Japan. “According to the International Energy Agency, based in Paris, Japan consumed half as much energy per dollar worth of economic activity as the European Union or the United States, and one-eighth as much as China and India in 2005.” (NY Times, July 4, 2008) • High efficiency co-generation needs to be required for all appropriate new energy installations. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-11-19 18:56:48 |
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