TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Additional and onerous taxes on gasoline will adversely affect the business climate in Maine as well as create personal hardship. Maine is a huge state with many rural areas where driving considerable distances is imperative for education, employment and daily living. Many of us are on fixed incomes and cannot absorb the increased costs of getting groceries and medical care.
The negative impact this will have on the citizens is certain. The impact this will have on climate change is questionable.
Government has proven itself incapable of winning any of the "wars" it has declared, be it poverty, drugs or hunger. I do not expect this to be any different. All it will do is waste taxpayers' money and make politicians feel better about themselves. There is no reason to squander resources or pander to elected officials or faceless bureaucrats.
I urge you to disapprove all efforts to increase taxes on commodities we cannot function without purchasing.

I am sick and tired of having to sit back and watch as this state tries to ram yet another tax increase down our throats. Trying to disguise it as a “climate initiative” may work on most of your low information voters but I will be telling as many people as I can that this is nothing more than another scam being pulled on the tax payers. This is a perfect example of why we need two party representation in this state. The Democrats continue to rob us blind and no one holds them accountable.

I strongly support a regional low carbon transit plan and transit system, with cap-and-invest as a component of the plan.

I feel very strong that now is the time to make all city transit buses electric, make the roads safer for bicycles and pedestrians to get to and from work and play. Job creation in these sectors will help our economy as well, from maintenance to other related jobs that can arise from this transition to clean power and energy. Light electric rail lines are needed out to UConn from the coast and Hartford. There is a large commuter population that drives only! Tap our local college grads and hire local throughout the state to keep these grads in CT and raise their families. We are loosing by people because of the high cost of living. My children cannot afford to live here!

Underground or electric wires need to be contained in some kind of ground level system that is safe and easy to repair. We don’t have to bury them. The existing lines are wasteful and dangerous during storms.

Solar needs to be addressed in new and better ways including the ability to install our own panels or Co-op share in neighborhoods.
I agree that action going forward need to be bold and agressive to turn CT into a climate leader and create new jobs in ALL of our communities: black, Latino and white. Let’s lead the way.
Thank you.

We're in a climate crisis. Please do whatever you can to address the crisis. The effects are already here as illustrated by the fires in Australia and California, flooding and violently fluctuating weather.Vermont needs to do more to reduce emissions. Thanks for working together to make sure our children and all future generations have a livable planet.

We can no longer kick the can down the road on this. Human health is not an externality.