TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Vote against this added tax start push back of Faker Baker Stop the bull shit people are paying enough

I want a cap on carbon emissions of at least 99% by 2032 and an an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>99%). I request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit.

I am a citizen in the rapidly developing city of Biddeford, Maine. Although Biddeford and Saco are adding many residential units in formerly vacant mills they are not adequately anticipating the transportation emergency that may result with no clear public transportation adaptations. Extended diesel spewing bus routes will not be enough or good for our environment. Low cost electric shuttles might be an answer in addition to bikeways and pedestrian malls. Alternatives need to be proposed.

Below is a link to a useful article, on the 13 countries and about 20 cities around the world that have proposed banning the sale of passenger vehicles powered by fossil fuels.

Here in the U.S., where many politicians and "conservative" news outlets make it seem that climate change is a myth, and electric vehicles are science fiction, you may assume there is no need to do anything, and that there are no solutions. So perhaps you shoudl wonder why the European Union, China, India, and much of the world are charging ahead, not only making policy, but eating our lunch in the business of clean vehicles.

You know who won't buy the lies from the oil industry? YOUR CHILDREN, AND YOUR GRAND-CHILDREN.

Please act. Transportation is the U.S.' largest source of greenhouse gases, and hugely-polluting buses and trucks - especially diesel ones - are some of the largest source of those transportation emissions. Worse, many of them operate (and idle) close to schools). Help us go electric (and help CT source that electricity from CLEAN, renewable supplies).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehicles


Thank you.

A tax by another name...to steal from Shakespeare, like Mass Government steals from its people. It appears I’ve been elevated to “stakeholder” status when you want to pass this tax in disguise. Otherwise, I’m unimportant. However, I do have a law degree and passed constitutional law classes. This is a tax imposed on the people without benefit of debate or vote, i.e., taxation without representation. Y’all should be ashamed of yourselves, but I get it, the “woke” climate of today is something you can capitalize on and use it to grab some more money supposedly because you care about the environment. HA! I OPPOSE THE TCI TAX.

We need to get as many people as possible out of automobiles. One way to do that is by developing a comprehensive bike trail network that allows commuters to get to and from where they need to go safely.

There are several problems with this initiative as proposed:
1. Overall there is no mention made of how these initiatives this will affect global warming.
2. Because there is no Cost Benefit Analysis, there is no way to measure whether any of the policies will have any affect on the goals.
3. For example, how does the TCI proposal impact global temperatures as discussed by Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, who found implementing the Paris accord would reduce global temperatures by 0.05°C in 2100? See https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1758-5899.12295
It is not even possible to measure a change this small, given current technology.
Wouldn't it be prudent to wait and see what is actually happening? Is there any reason at all to formalize something which will certainly have no affect whatsoever on the climate, yet incur great costs on the low and middle income population?

Not only is transportation a major contributor to climate change but it also threatens every individual's health. The young, elderly and those afflicted with lung conditions are at even greater risk from transportation related pollution. The United State is woefully behind in this arena and needs to move forward with this initiative to bring our transportation systems into the 21st century.