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
8/19/2019	Stewart	Schwartz	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Washington	District of Columbia	To reduce emissions from transportation we need a strong focus on the land use/transportation connection. We need to focus growth in cities and towns and in walkable, mixed-use, mixed-income,... read more To reduce emissions from transportation we need a strong focus on the land use/transportation connection. We need to focus growth in cities and towns and in walkable, mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented centers and corridors. Funding transit alone will not be enough - it must be connected to compact, walkable development. Universal adoption of electric vehicles while not addressing sprawling development will mean continued long-distance driving and highway construction, while also risking the conversion of vast acreage of farms and forest to solar arrays just to supply longer distance vehicle travel. So land use must be a primary focus. As for investments to be made - they should include transit tied to land use, reduction in transit fares, affordable housing close to transit, jobs and services, and other infrastructure that supports transit-oriented communities. The Coalition for Smarter Growth is a 22-year-old non-profit working in DC, Maryland and Virginia and the leading organization promoting walkable, transit-oriented communities (TOD) as the best way for the DC region to grow. We have convinced the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to make TOD the core framework for regional growth in their Region Forward Plan and in their Visualize2045 long range transportation plan, however, spending practices by state and local government still include massive highway and arterial road expansion. Meanwhile the region must do more to advance public and private investment in TOD at Metrorail stations and other high capacity transit. We received the MWCOG Regional Partnership Award in 2017.	-
8/22/2019	Connor	Dolan	FCHEA	Washington	District of Columbia	Please see the attached comment sent on behalf of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA). Please see the attached comment sent on behalf of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA).	TCI Comments August 2019.docx
8/30/2019	Patrick	Kelly	American Petroleum Institute	Washington	District of Columbia	Please see attached. Please see attached.	TCI Comment API.pdf
9/25/2019	Paul	Allen	M. J. Bradley & Associates	Washington	District of Columbia	On behalf of the signatory companies, please find the attached statement of support for, and expression of perspectives on the Transportation Climate Initiative’s efforts to develop a cap-and-... read more On behalf of the signatory companies, please find the attached statement of support for, and expression of perspectives on the Transportation Climate Initiative’s efforts to develop a cap-and-invest policy for transportation.	LetterofSupport_TCI_ElectricCompanies_FINAL.pdf
10/31/2019	Sherrie	Merrow	NGVAmerica	Washington	District of Columbia	Please see attached letter as comments from NGVAmerica on the TCI Framework. Sincerely, Sherrie Merrow Director, State Government Affairs NGVAmerica... read more Please see attached letter as comments from NGVAmerica on the TCI Framework. Sincerely, Sherrie Merrow Director, State Government Affairs NGVAmerica 400 North Capitol Street N.W. Suite 450 Washington, D.C. 20001 smerrow@ngvamerica.org \| 303.883.5121	NGVA TCI Comments on Framework - Oct 31 2019.pdf
11/2/2019	Lee	Beck	Global CCS Institute	Washington	District of Columbia	To whom it may concern, on behalf of the Global CCS Institute I am submitting the report "THE LCFS AND CCS PROTOCOL: AN OVERVIEW FOR POLICYMAKERS AND PROJECT DEVELOPERS... read more To whom it may concern, on behalf of the Global CCS Institute I am submitting the report "THE LCFS AND CCS PROTOCOL: AN OVERVIEW FOR POLICYMAKERS AND PROJECT DEVELOPERS" which explains the protocol for carbon capture and storage (CCS) California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) was amended with in 2018. The protocol took effect in early 2019 and incentivizes CCS projects that reduce the lifecycle emissions from fuels consumed in California. Recognizing that climate change is a transnational problem, it also incentivizes direct air capture (DAC) projects reducing the stock of CO2 in the atmosphere. According to the International Energy Agency, to meet the Paris Agreement, CCS is expected to deliver 7 percent of cumulative emissions reductions by 2040, which translates into roughly 2000 operating facilities globally. Currently, there are 19 operating, large-scale CCS facilities globally, including in ethanol and hydrogen production, as well as on power production. While the technology is seen as deployment-ready, it has not been widely deployed due to a lack of policy confidence. However, the recently reformed 45Q tax credit and the LCFS CCS protocol are examples of a value on carbon providing policy confidence for CCS deployment. At least two planned facilities announced recently have cited the LCFS CCS protocol as a key enabling policy mechanism. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Lee Beck	LCFS-and-CCS-Protocol_digital_version-2.pdf
11/4/2019	Albert	Gore	Tesla	Washington	District of Columbia	Attached Attached	Tesla TCI Comment 11.4.2019.pdf
11/5/2019	Alex	Kragie	Coalition for Green Capital	Washington	District of Columbia	Please see attached letter Please see attached letter	TCI_Comment_Letter_Final.pdf
11/5/2019	Patrick	Kelly	API	Washington	District of Columbia		API TCI Comment Nov 2019.pdf
11/5/2019	Shailesh	Sahay	POET LLC	Washington	District of Columbia	POET appreciates the opportunity to comment on the TCI Framework. Our comments are attached. POET appreciates the opportunity to comment on the TCI Framework. Our comments are attached.	POET TCI Framework Comment-11.5.2019.pdf
11/5/2019	Andrea	Grant	Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Association	Washington	District of Columbia	Please find the attached comments. Please find the attached comments.	Comments of IFTOA on Proposed Transportation and Climate Initiative.pdf
11/27/2019	Bruce	Marsh	DHL	Washington	District of Columbia	please see attached comments please see attached comments	DHL Comments to TCI.pdf
1/9/2020	David	Addington	National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)	Washington	District of Columbia	Please see attached NFIB comment letter dated January 9, 2020, on Transportation & Climate Initiative. Please see attached NFIB comment letter dated January 9, 2020, on Transportation & Climate Initiative.	NFIBcommentsonTransportation&ClimateInitiativeTCI12statesJanuary9of2020.pdf
1/16/2020	Howard	White	none	Washington	District of Columbia	Anything we can do to reduce carbon in the atmosphere is good. Anything we can do to reduce carbon in the atmosphere is good.	-
1/16/2020	Ray	Nuesch	Csaey Trees	WASHINGTON	District of Columbia		-
1/16/2020	Evelyn	Fraser	Parent	Washington	District of Columbia	Pollution from transportation is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally). I want Washington DC to formally join the plan to reduce emissions.... read more Pollution from transportation is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally). I want Washington DC to formally join the plan to reduce emissions. We must have a policy with a strong component of equity, prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access to good public transportation. Thank you for moving us forward while the federal government takes us backward.	-
1/17/2020	G. G.	Johnson	Concerned citizen	Washington	District of Columbia	it is most important to reduce pollution from transportation. it is the primary source of pollution causing numerous health problems as well as deaths. We need the District of Columbia to formally... read more it is most important to reduce pollution from transportation. it is the primary source of pollution causing numerous health problems as well as deaths. We need the District of Columbia to formally join the plan to reduce emissions.We appreciate having a say in this bipartisan project and hope that we will get a result against the wishes and doing of the federal government which refuses to listen to science and doesn't care about the impact of pollution on the country and its citizens.	-
2/21/2020	Matt	Lincoln	DC resident	Washington	District of Columbia	We need a plan that holds large transportation polluters accountable for the pollution they create and invests in clean transportation solutions! We need a plan that holds large transportation polluters accountable for the pollution they create and invests in clean transportation solutions!	-
2/21/2020	Harry	Anastopulos	Native Marylander	Washington	District of Columbia	Seriously this is long overdue! Why hasn’t this happened yet? Seriously this is long overdue! Why hasn’t this happened yet?	-
2/21/2020	Richard	Kite	None	Washington	District of Columbia	“…design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-invest program or other... read more “…design a regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap-and-invest program or other pricing mechanism… [and]… to complete the policy development process within one year, after which each jurisdiction will decide whether to adopt and implement the policy.”	-

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