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Comment for Workshop to Discuss Possible Revisions to the Cap-and-Trade Regulation (ct-4-26-18-wkshp-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Harold
Last Name: Thomas
Email Address: HThomasAttorney@aol.coom
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Subject: Don't let polluters off the hook
Comment:
Dear California Air Resources Board, The upcoming decision on Cap and Trade rules is critical to our future both for air quality and climate mitigation. The two facts of life are so closely linked to both our physical health and the future lives of our children. Compromise or weakening of rules at this stage is life threatening first to the poor and later to our children as seas rise, droughts lengthen and more taxes to combat climate change are required. I am writing to urge CARB to protect the health of our communities by implementing strong rules for Californias historic cap-and-trade program. As we have chosen to regulate by market forces you must stand firm to create market rules that are equitable and do the job of limiting carbon emissions. We need market rules that will result in the real pollution reductions we need in order to hit our climate targets. That means eliminating excess allowances from the market and maintaining, not increasing, current industrial assistance factors. Without fair accounting for how many pollution permits should be made available, our cap-and-trade program will be a Potemkin village of false promises. Despite receiving an overwhelming number of pollution permits for free, and a cap-and-trade market that currently issues far too many permits, the fossil fuel industry is asking for additional giveaways at the expense of Californias taxpayers and the climate. This is unacceptable. The fossil fuel industrys demand for a $365 million giveaway over the next three years is indefensible, and their request that CARB offer pollution permits well in excess of what is needed puts our 2030 climate goals at grave risk. California should be holding polluters accountable and investing in clean energy, not caving into the never-ending series of demands from corporations that pollute our air. To stay true to CARBs mission, you have a responsibility to safeguard the health of the communities hit hardest by air pollution caused by oil refineries. Sincerely, Harold Thomas
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2018-05-04 21:28:45
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