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This page shows public input on the TCI-P development and implementation process received through the online TCI-P Public Input Portal. You can submit your input here.

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All public input on the TCI-P development and implementation process received through the online TCI-P Public Input Portal since March 1, 2021 appears on this page. You can view public input from the 2019-2020 policy development process here.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
5/7/2021	Tony	Rogers	Pelham MA Energy Committee	Pelham	Massachusetts	Please understand that I offer my comments in the spirit of someone who really wants the TCI-P to be successful and to make a big difference in our climate emissions. We need it to be successful!... read more Please understand that I offer my comments in the spirit of someone who really wants the TCI-P to be successful and to make a big difference in our climate emissions. We need it to be successful! But, as proposed, it is an embarrassment. 1) The claims of on the order of 25% reductions of transportation emissions over 10 years is based, by your own admission, on overly optimistic projections of the effect of other transportation policies. TCI-P itself will have a miniscule effect on transportation emissions. The over-selling of TCI-P is totally transparent and will only lead to effective opposition. 2) The amount of funding produced by TCI-P pales in comparison with the funds that will be needed to address transportation climate emissions in the member states. 3) Limiting transportation fuel price increases to levels that will be undetectable within the normal fluctuations of fuel prices reveals the lack of political will on the part of TCI-P states to step out and lead on climate change. The proposal is an embarrassment from the point of view someone who is rooting for NE states to address climate emissions. It is time for TCI-P participants to look in the mirror and decide if they have the courage to lead at a time when we need honest leadership or if they can, with a clear conscience, continue to sell a failure of leadership with deceptive claims of wonderful results.	-
5/7/2021	Heather	Firth	Self	Stafford	Virginia	This is important to me. We desperately need cleaner transportation in our area, especially in underserved communities and areas. It is vital they states/regions work together to address... read more This is important to me. We desperately need cleaner transportation in our area, especially in underserved communities and areas. It is vital they states/regions work together to address transportation, air quality, and continuing impacts to climate instability. I support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting historic inequities in overburdened and underserved communities; and (3) affords Virginia the opportunity for a cleaner, healthier transportation system. I also call for the TCI-P Model Rule to include (1) a minimum investment amount to ensure overburdened and underserved communities in Virginia receive a greater-then-proportional share of investments from the program, (2) integration of air quality commitments across Virginia, and (3) robust empowerment of Virginia's Equity Advisory Body.	-
5/7/2021	Laura	Cofsky	Individual	Arlington	Virginia	I support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting... read more I support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting historic inequities in overburdened and underserved communities; and (3) affords Virginia the opportunity for a cleaner, healthier transportation system.	-
5/7/2021	David	Redding	EcoVillage Charlottesville	Charlottesville	Virginia	Individual choices for driving electric are good, and states need to work together to make bigger, better choices for our collective future. The electrification of transportation in the TCI region... read more Individual choices for driving electric are good, and states need to work together to make bigger, better choices for our collective future. The electrification of transportation in the TCI region and the pricing of pollution will go a long way to cleaning the air and combating climate change.	-
5/7/2021	Virginia	Bethune	retired	HARRISONBURG	Virginia	Please put a brake on carbon emissions while investing in cleaner, more equitable and resilient transportation systems. Please put a brake on carbon emissions while investing in cleaner, more equitable and resilient transportation systems.	-
5/7/2021	Jesse	Bohl	None	North Chesterfield	Virginia	If the level of carbon pumped into our air by fossil fuels is not curtailed greatly and very soon, there will be no air left for us, as well as lots of other living beings to breath. If the level of carbon pumped into our air by fossil fuels is not curtailed greatly and very soon, there will be no air left for us, as well as lots of other living beings to breath.	-
5/7/2021	Steven	Thai	N/A	South Riding	Virginia	Transportation is a large emitter of gasses that contribute to climate change. I'm also tired of the terrible traffic due to a underdeveloped and underfunded public transportation system. The... read more Transportation is a large emitter of gasses that contribute to climate change. I'm also tired of the terrible traffic due to a underdeveloped and underfunded public transportation system. The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) is a welcome step forward to addressing this major source of pollution, while steering needed investments in a modern, sustainable transportation system. I fully support cleaning up our environment and reducing traffic in the area. Please invest at least half of our TCI revenue in programs and infrastructure that will lower this disproportionate pollution burden. Thank you.	-
5/7/2021	Cale	Jaffe	Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic at UVA Law	Charlottesville	Virginia	I strongly support the TCI-P Model Rule as an essential next step on the road to decarbonization. A 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms... read more I strongly support the TCI-P Model Rule as an essential next step on the road to decarbonization. A 2018 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that meeting the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree target will require cutting GHG emissions roughly in half by 2030, and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. See Bill McKibben, "How 1.5 Degrees Became the Key to Climate Progress," New Yorker (April 21, 2021), at https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/how-15-degrees-became-the-key-to-climate-progress. Achieving these reductions will be challenging. A recent forecast from the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization finds "a 20% chance that global temperatures will be 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) higher than the pre-industrial average in at least one year between 2020 and 2024." See Nadine Achoui-Lesage & Frank Jordans, "UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024, " Associated Press (July 9, 2020) at https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/world-hit-15-degree-warming-threshold-years-71687896. We simply no longer have the luxury of time. I respectfully encourage adoption of the TCI-P Model Rule now to ensure durable, sustained, and necessary reductions in GHG pollution.	-
5/7/2021	Daniel	Giesy	Retired	Newport News	Virginia	Transportation emissions are a huge driver of climate change, accounting for nearly half of Virginia’s carbon output, while also emitting toxic air pollution that falls disproportionately on low-... read more Transportation emissions are a huge driver of climate change, accounting for nearly half of Virginia’s carbon output, while also emitting toxic air pollution that falls disproportionately on low-income populations and communities of color. The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) is a welcome step forward to addressing this major source of pollution, while steering needed investments in a modern, sustainable transportation system. Funding provided by the TCI-P could help with ongoing efforts to put more electric vehicles on the road in Virginia along with equitably distributed charging infrastructure across the state. The TCI-P also presents the opportunity to drive investments in a cleaner transportation system in the communities that have suffered the most from vehicle pollution. While the model rule calls for at least 35 percent of TCI proceeds to go toward frontline, impacted communities, here in Virginia I would hope we go above and beyond that benchmark, investing at least half of our TCI revenue in programs and infrastructure that will lower this disproportionate pollution burden. I hope this important framework moves forward for the good of our climate, our health and our future.	-
5/7/2021	Jeffrey	Jacobs	EVA/DC	Herndon	Virginia	Virginia should join the TCI-P, we need energy independence and security and we can do that no better than moving to electric cars and driving them on clean domestic fuel. What’s more, we need to... read more Virginia should join the TCI-P, we need energy independence and security and we can do that no better than moving to electric cars and driving them on clean domestic fuel. What’s more, we need to mind the Atmosphere so our power should be clean for our cars and our houses. This is why we need to be part of the TCI-P.	-
5/7/2021	Daphne	Cole	CBF	Blackstone	Virginia	It is unconscionable to consider reducing the current emissions allowance! We must constantly limit the amount of emissions in order to attain attain a sustainable level in our environment! As... read more It is unconscionable to consider reducing the current emissions allowance! We must constantly limit the amount of emissions in order to attain attain a sustainable level in our environment! As always once a ruling is in place, it must be allowed to reach levels and maintain them. It is only when regulations are in place, we see progress. We must address this source of pollution to protect clean air, tackle the climate crisis, and begin the hard work of remedying years of systemic discrimination that resulted in more car exhaust and dirtier air in overburdened, underserved communities.	-
5/7/2021	julia	seward	myself	richmond	Virginia	The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) is a huge step for Virginia in building a sustainable life for my grandchildren. Without it they face a most difficult future. Please... read more The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) is a huge step for Virginia in building a sustainable life for my grandchildren. Without it they face a most difficult future. Please prioritize.	-
5/7/2021	Irwin	Flashman	Virginia League of Conservation Voters supporter	Reston	Virginia	Transportation emissions are a huge driver of climate change, accounting for nearly half of Virginia’s carbon output, while also emitting toxic air pollution that falls disproportionately on low-... read more Transportation emissions are a huge driver of climate change, accounting for nearly half of Virginia’s carbon output, while also emitting toxic air pollution that falls disproportionately on low-income populations and communities of color. The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) is a welcome step forward to addressing this major source of pollution, while steering needed investments in a modern, sustainable transportation system. Funding provided by the TCI-P could help with ongoing efforts to put more electric vehicles on the road in Virginia along with equitably distributed charging infrastructure across the state. The TCI-P also presents the opportunity to drive investments in a cleaner transportation system in the communities that have suffered the most from vehicle pollution. While the model rule calls for at least 35 percent of TCI proceeds to go toward frontline, impacted communities, here in Virginia I would hope we go above and beyond that benchmark, investing at least half of our TCI revenue in programs and infrastructure that will lower this disproportionate pollution burden. I hope this important framework moves forward for the good of our climate, our health and our future.	-
5/7/2021	Nicole	Duimstra	Virginia Conservation Network	Richmond	Virginia	I support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting... read more I support a strong TCI-P Model Rule that (1) ensures meaningful climate action to address Virginia's largest driver of our climate crisis, (2) directs significant investments to correcting historic inequities in overburdened and underserved communities; and (3) affords Virginia the opportunity for a cleaner, healthier transportation system.	-
5/7/2021	Elaine	Becker	citizen	Roanoke	Virginia	We ALL need Clean Air! Please cap carbon from transportation exhaust. Manufacturers of polluting fuels MUST be held accountable for the damage they cause! We ALL need Clean Air! Please cap carbon from transportation exhaust. Manufacturers of polluting fuels MUST be held accountable for the damage they cause!	-
5/7/2021	William	Stiles	Wetlands Watch	Norfolk	Virginia	Lowering carbon emissions in the transportation sector is essential. I strongly support the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program and the proposed model rule. The prospect of being able,... read more Lowering carbon emissions in the transportation sector is essential. I strongly support the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program and the proposed model rule. The prospect of being able, through this model rule, to have the cost of fuels include their pollution costs while generating needed income for alternative fuel infrastructure is a win-win. I strongly support this model rule as a way to accelerate our transition to a cleaner future.	-
5/7/2021	Betty Byrne	Ware	Sierra Club	Richmond	Virginia	Global warming is a crisis we must address - mainly get rid of carbon emissions. I support this effort! Global warming is a crisis we must address - mainly get rid of carbon emissions. I support this effort!	-
5/7/2021	Alexander	Pellegrino	CCAN	Harrisonburg	Virginia	I am writing in broad support of this model rule with a few specific recommendations for incorporation. Overall, TCI represents an important step for our commonwealth to be better regional... read more I am writing in broad support of this model rule with a few specific recommendations for incorporation. Overall, TCI represents an important step for our commonwealth to be better regional stewards of our climate and receive financial benefits. Especially by adopting TCI and incorporating strong equity provisions, we can ensure that emissions are reduced and communities that are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis receive disproportionate health and financial benefits. Specific recommendations: Air quality monitoring commitments should be integrated into the Model Rule. Each Participating Jurisdiction should establish air pollution reduction targets. Establish an equity advisory board TCI-P decision-makers must attribute the same weight and urgency to comments from overburdened and underserved communities discussing impacts of TCI-P on those communities as they do to comments regarding technical program design.	-
5/7/2021	Charles	Grymes	Prince William Conservation Alliance	Manassas	Virginia	Transportation sector generates the greatest percentage of Northern Virginia's greenhouse gas emissions. We need to minimize Vehicle Miles Traveled, improve gas mileage and increase the... read more Transportation sector generates the greatest percentage of Northern Virginia's greenhouse gas emissions. We need to minimize Vehicle Miles Traveled, improve gas mileage and increase the percentage of EV's in the fleet in order to reduce emissions generated by individual vehicles, and create walkable communities with bike/pedestrian and transit alternatives that facilitate mobility without using a car. The Transportation & Climate Initiative is a step forward in that direction.	-
5/7/2021	Cynthia	Molina	N/A	Norfolk	Virginia	I believe that it is necessary for loss of the past so that we can reduce the carbon footprint that results from overuse of vehicles including tractor trailers. I think that Amazon is doing the... read more I believe that it is necessary for loss of the past so that we can reduce the carbon footprint that results from overuse of vehicles including tractor trailers. I think that Amazon is doing the right thing by creating more electric vehicles including tractor trailer electric vehicles in order to reduce the carbon footprint which is a result of using diesel fuel powered vehicles.	-

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