TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
10/14/2020	Etta	Albright	Citizen	Crresson	Pennsylvania	Evidence of global warming and its destructive consequences is well documented and factual. Knowledge and understandng of greenhouse gases accumulating rapidly in the atmosphere during periods... read more Evidence of global warming and its destructive consequences is well documented and factual. Knowledge and understandng of greenhouse gases accumulating rapidly in the atmosphere during periods following the industrial revolution is also documented fact. Applying the data collected with sound reasoning a cause and effect showing increase in global temperatures provided the basis for the cascading effects and conclusions that human activity exacerbated global warming. The cascading effects of global warming are seen in the increase in destructive forces of winds, floods, droughts, electrical storms, disruption of ocean life food chains, fires etc. The increasing frequency, intensity, duration of weather has incurred one catastrophic situation after another. We must do all we can to curtail emissions of greenhouse gases. I understand electric trucks were used to deliver milk in Lancaster County in the 1940s. We can and must curtail use of green house gas emitting fossil fuel.	-
10/14/2020	Constantina	Hanse	Clean Air Council	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	I would like a TCI program that includes: 1. A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 2. An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities... read more I would like a TCI program that includes: 1. A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 2. An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) 3. Request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit	-
10/14/2020	Laura	Horowitz	none	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	I would like to see this initiative include: A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved... read more I would like to see this initiative include: A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) A requirement that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit	-
10/14/2020	Ryan	Dodson	Sierra Club	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	I support clean vehicles and fuels and a well-designed transportation and energy infrastructure. I support a strong TCI, including a cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032, an increase... read more I support clean vehicles and fuels and a well-designed transportation and energy infrastructure. I support a strong TCI, including a cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032, an increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%), and request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit.	-
10/15/2020	Lynn	Roman	Resident of Montgomery County, PA 19004	Bala Cynwyd	Pennsylvania	Clean air is important to the health of all residents in this area as well as it is important to our global concerns for climate change issues. My comments support the recommendations of the... read more Clean air is important to the health of all residents in this area as well as it is important to our global concerns for climate change issues. My comments support the recommendations of the Clean Air Council for this policy decision: A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) Request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit These recommendations are based on Clean Air Council's research that... "According to a recently released study by Harvard and other institutions, if the program is designed appropriately, up to 1,100 lives can be saved annually, and the region could see $11 billion in health benefits each year."	-
10/15/2020	Amy	Tecosky-Feldman	CCL, CANN	Narberth	Pennsylvania	Our town is out of space and can't expand. It we are to maintain our small business district and tax base we need to eliminate some parking to make space for people in public space. That... read more Our town is out of space and can't expand. It we are to maintain our small business district and tax base we need to eliminate some parking to make space for people in public space. That means connecting our town to robust regional transit, bike, and walking infrastructure. we also need research evidence of benefits to business of active transit.	-
10/15/2020	Nick	Zuwiala-Rogers	Clean Air Council	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	See attached comments on behalf of Clean Air Council. See attached comments on behalf of Clean Air Council.	Clean Air Council TCI Comment 10.15.20.pdf
10/15/2020	Christine	Dolle	none	Swarthmore	Pennsylvania	I would like my children (and all children!) to be able to learn, and play, and grow in areas free from noxious emissions from idling school buses, cars, and other forms of transportation. I would like my children (and all children!) to be able to learn, and play, and grow in areas free from noxious emissions from idling school buses, cars, and other forms of transportation.	-
10/16/2020	Isabel	Yannatos	Clean Air Council	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	We need a strong TCI. Please include 1. A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 2. An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35... read more We need a strong TCI. Please include 1. A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 2. An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) 3. Investments towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit. Thank you.	-
10/16/2020	Maurice	Samuels	Concerned citizen	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) Request that investments... read more A cap on carbon emissions of at least 25% by 2032 An increase in the minimum investment in overburdened and underserved communities (>35%) Request that investments be put towards active transportation like better sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and high quality public transit	-
10/30/2020	Laura	Chu Wiens	Pittsburghers for Public Transit	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Please see attached sign on letter Please see attached sign on letter	PA Transit Riders' Response to Proposed Commitments Ensuring Equity and Environmental Justice.pdf
5/27/2019	MJ	Sorrentino	Citizens Climate Lobby Rhode Island	Providence	Rhode Island	Thank you for working on this important issue of reducing carbon dioxide equivalent and other pollution from the transportation section. I hope that the policy will have a pollution price high... read more Thank you for working on this important issue of reducing carbon dioxide equivalent and other pollution from the transportation section. I hope that the policy will have a pollution price high enough to effectively reduce the emissions needed according to the latest science --- that is, 50% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. Please ensure that this policy has a strong component of social equity and doesn't hurt rural or low/moderate income people and those same populations have equal access to transport and EVs as anyone else. I am appreciative that this can be a model for the rest of the country if done correctly. Moreover, it can show bipartisan support for strong action on climate pollutants and can usher the changes in the transportation sector that is so urgently needed. For further information on what states can do, please visit Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization by Michael Gerrard and John Dernbach, editors: https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blog/deep_decarb_summary_booklet_online.pdf	-
5/28/2019	Liz	Robberson	Ms.	Portsmouth	Rhode Island	My name is Liz Robberson, I live in Portsmouth, RI, I am an educator, mother and concerned citizen of our climate. I am requesting that the policy have a price high enough to effectively... read more My name is Liz Robberson, I live in Portsmouth, RI, I am an educator, mother and concerned citizen of our climate. I am requesting that the policy have a price high enough to effectively reduce emissions according to the latest science. Also that the policy have a strong component of social equity and doesn't hurt rural or low/moderate income people. Thank you for the bipartisan nature of this project.	-
10/2/2019	james	celenza	ricosh	providence	Rhode Island		TCI Reference Case Assumptions Webinar.doc
10/15/2019	Blake	Banky	Newport Biodiesel	Newport	Rhode Island	California's LCFS program has met with tremendous success. Our region's proposed TCI program is inferior in design to that of the LCFS program in that ours requires a central... read more California's LCFS program has met with tremendous success. Our region's proposed TCI program is inferior in design to that of the LCFS program in that ours requires a central organization to allocate collected funds for investment. This aspect of the program will undoubtedly become contentious and likely achieve sub-optimal results. If our region is going to go through the difficult undertaking of a coordinated GHG reduction program, let's merely copy the proven model from California!	-
12/15/2019	A	G	Independent	Kingston	Rhode Island	B''H The electricity program has supposedly failed. This gas tax would be regressive and likely hurt businesses and lower income people the most, while not achieving its... read more B''H The electricity program has supposedly failed. This gas tax would be regressive and likely hurt businesses and lower income people the most, while not achieving its stated goals. RI already has very high taxes and cost of living. The focus should instead be on better Public Transportation and giving residents money for Green technology and energy. This should not be done through Executive Action.	-
12/17/2019	J. Timmons	Roberts	Brown University (for identification only)	Providence	Rhode Island	The study showed the benefits for the state economies, jobs, and asthma rates, etc. of the cap and invest program proposed. However I was shocked at how the proposal from this whole effort would... read more The study showed the benefits for the state economies, jobs, and asthma rates, etc. of the cap and invest program proposed. However I was shocked at how the proposal from this whole effort would only result in 1-6% emissions reductions from the baseline case. This is simply not at the scale of the problem we face. Incrementalist approaches are no longer an option--we have to get transportation emissions down in the decade of 2032 by as close to 100% as possible. Our study showed how that could be done in one TCI state, Rhode Island. See: https://www.sei.org/publications/deeper-decarbonization-in-the-ocean-state/. My concern is that this initiative will create the perception that something is being done about climate change, when this is utterly, utterly, inadequate. Thank you.	-
12/18/2019	Al	Monday	Independent	Cranston	Rhode Island	The TCI TAX. Will be the straw that finally breaks the financial back Of many retirees in Rhode Island. Thus increasing the mass exitus Of not only taxpaying people but tax paying... read more The TCI TAX. Will be the straw that finally breaks the financial back Of many retirees in Rhode Island. Thus increasing the mass exitus Of not only taxpaying people but tax paying businesses. Our legislature should not be bypassed, the people should have a say on any and all new taxes. I do not support the TCI initiative.	-
12/19/2019	Michael	Carew	Independent	West Kingston	Rhode Island	Adding any additional tax burden to Rhode Islanders is a terrible idea. We already have some of the highest taxes in the nation and yet the state is a fiscally run nightmare. This is nothing but a... read more Adding any additional tax burden to Rhode Islanders is a terrible idea. We already have some of the highest taxes in the nation and yet the state is a fiscally run nightmare. This is nothing but a taxpayer funded money grab in the name of climate change only.	-
12/19/2019	David	Boyd	Brown University staff member	Providence	Rhode Island	I support the TCI as a way to take an external cost (the cost hydrocarbon combustion places on the environment) and internalize it back on those supplying and consuming the hydrocarbons for... read more I support the TCI as a way to take an external cost (the cost hydrocarbon combustion places on the environment) and internalize it back on those supplying and consuming the hydrocarbons for transportation. If the taxes can then be invested in public transportation that does not rely on carbon fuels, and serves those who are currently relying on private automobiles, focusing on currently underserved populations, then I believe the TCI will be a success.	-

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