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1/10/2020 |
Sarah |
Edwards |
? |
Bethel Park |
Pennsylvania |
I support this initiative whole heartedly, regardless of its affects on consumer prices. Furthermore, I support those individuals that continue to push policy that promotes green industry. I support this initiative whole heartedly, regardless of its affects on consumer prices. Furthermore, I support those individuals that continue to push policy that promotes green industry. |
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1/16/2020 |
Sarah |
Hubbell |
Retired |
Sudbury |
Massachusetts |
It is essential to have functional, efficient, reliable, and climate emissions friendly transportation. By supporting infrastructure designed to meet these goals as part of regional transportation... read more It is essential to have functional, efficient, reliable, and climate emissions friendly transportation. By supporting infrastructure designed to meet these goals as part of regional transportation networks, we all benefit. Please do everything possible to promote carbon neutral or low emissions networks. |
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1/16/2020 |
Sarah |
Dolinar |
none |
Staten Island |
New York |
I support the Transportation and Climate Initiative states efforts to design a regional low carbon transportation policy to reduce and cap carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation... read more I support the Transportation and Climate Initiative states efforts to design a regional low carbon transportation policy to reduce and cap carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels through a cap and invest or other pricing mechanism. This should happen in one year and then the policy could be offered for adoption by each of the nine states in the initiative. |
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1/16/2020 |
Sarah |
Stein |
Citizen |
Severna Park |
Maryland |
We desperately need a clean, comprehensive public transportation system. We desperately need a clean, comprehensive public transportation system. |
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1/16/2020 |
Sarah |
Stewart |
concerned climate activist citizen |
Watertown |
Massachusetts |
I want transportation pollution managed and reduced asap because it is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally). Please, Massachusetts formally join the plan to... read more I want transportation pollution managed and reduced asap because it is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally). Please, Massachusetts formally join the plan to reduce emissions.
In addition, it is essential that all policies have a strong component of equity by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access.
Finally, I am grateful for the bipartisan nature of this project, moving us forward while the federal government takes us backward. |
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1/16/2020 |
Sarah |
Stewart |
concerned citizen |
Gardiner |
Montana |
I want transportation pollution managed and reduced asap because it is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally). Please, Montana, formally join the plan to reduce... read more I want transportation pollution managed and reduced asap because it is our largest source of global warming emissions (regionally and nationally). Please, Montana, formally join the plan to reduce emissions.
In addition, it is essential that all policies have a strong component of equity by prioritizing clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don't have access.
Finally, I am grateful for the bipartisan nature of this project, moving us forward while the federal government takes us backward. |
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1/17/2020 |
Sarah |
Griffith |
Citizen |
Cambridge |
Massachusetts |
The science of climate change is real. Scientists agree, and it's bad. After procrastinating for decades we have a short period of time to start turning off the greenhouse gas faucet. We can... read more The science of climate change is real. Scientists agree, and it's bad. After procrastinating for decades we have a short period of time to start turning off the greenhouse gas faucet. We can leverage market forces to start reducing transportation emissions through TCI.
I request that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts take our common climate wealth seriously and formally join the TCI to reduce emissions. I further ask that the policy prioritizes clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and is financially affordable for poor families and individuals as possible.
Thank you. |
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1/18/2020 |
SARAH |
WECK |
N/A |
West Chesterfield |
New Hampshire |
We need clean transportation immediately. What we started in the 1970s should have been finished long before now. We need to build and sell electric vehicles to replace combustion engine buses,... read more We need clean transportation immediately. What we started in the 1970s should have been finished long before now. We need to build and sell electric vehicles to replace combustion engine buses, trucks and cars. I purchased an all-electric car, the Volkswagon eGolf and paid $20,000 for it after rebates. Not everyone can afford to buy a new car, however, even if it is only $20,000, so the government needs to give incentives to people so that they can afford them. Cities and towns across the country need to replace their old buses and city vehicles to electric vehicles. Companies that use trucks need to purchase electric trucks.
First we need to implement a carbon fee and dividend program that will tax any company that extracts fossil fuels based on the ton of greenhouse gases the extracted fuels will emit when burned. Once the tax is collected by the government, the government will rebate all of that money back to every American household in the form of a dividend check. To incentivize other countries to reduce their carbon footprint, a border tax should be imposed on imports again based on the ton of greenhouse gases that were emitted to produce that product. Once a carbon fee and dividend law is enacted, innovation will be unleashed and manufacturers of electric vehicles will flood the market with them and their prices will decrease.
There is no time to waste on this. |
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1/28/2020 |
Sarah |
Middeleer |
CTASLA |
Newtown |
Connecticut |
Connecticut’s transportation sector is the biggest single emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the state at 38% of the total. This is a climate crisis, and we must immediately work to address... read more Connecticut’s transportation sector is the biggest single emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the state at 38% of the total. This is a climate crisis, and we must immediately work to address the greatest challenge of our generation.
I support a transportation plan that is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution while investing in sustainable transportation modes. Bus transit, rail, walking, and biking must be improved across the state, especially in cities and town centers.
This transportation plan is also a land use plan, and we must stop investing in a sprawling, unsustainable development model. Future development in the state must be in cities, town centers, and near transit stations.
We should not be investing in expanding interstates. Expanding our interstates in Connecticut both increases emissions in the long term from induced demand and increased driving while putting development pressure on the state’s dwindling forests and farms.
Many cities and towns in the region have shovel-ready plans to improve transit, rail, and active transportation. We must invest in a future with more people on buses, trains, on foot, and riding bicycles. That future includes more transit-oriented development in walkable communities.
Addressing greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles also means immediate health benefits for our most overburdened populations as a result of improved air quality and fewer emissions of localized pollutants responsible for cancer and respiratory and cardiovascular ailments, among other adverse health impacts. |
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2/13/2020 |
Sarah |
Hughes |
Ms |
Winthrop |
Massachusetts |
It is obvious that our choices impact our environment; if you choose to smoke, you risk heart disease, cancer, and a number of other health issues. If you abuse alcohol, you risk diabetes,... read more It is obvious that our choices impact our environment; if you choose to smoke, you risk heart disease, cancer, and a number of other health issues. If you abuse alcohol, you risk diabetes, cirrhosis of the liver, and many other health issues... If we choose YOU choose to continue to use fossil fuels, YOU risk OUR health, OUR environment... and OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.
We have the knowledge and the ability to do better... so, let's insist on doing better. Do a better job protecting OUR health, OUR environment, and the health of future generations. |
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2/13/2020 |
Sarah |
Stewart |
Dr. |
Watertown |
Massachusetts |
I am SO glad that we are to be working on reducing pollution from transportation and I am grateful that Governor Baker is taking leadership in requesting that Massachusetts formally join the... read more I am SO glad that we are to be working on reducing pollution from transportation and I am grateful that Governor Baker is taking leadership in requesting that Massachusetts formally join the program.
Please now choose the most aggressive greenhouse gas reduction target that the most recent climate science tells us we need.
And please, please institute policy that prioritizes clean investments in areas overburdened by pollution and/or for those who don’t have access to transportation choices.
Thank you for real leadership on reducing pollution! |
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2/14/2020 |
Sarah |
Cullinan |
Self |
Somerville |
Massachusetts |
As an Economist, having worked in the Energy and Environmental fields specifically for over a decade, I am well aware that mechanisms like the TCI are well-designed policies that have proven... read more As an Economist, having worked in the Energy and Environmental fields specifically for over a decade, I am well aware that mechanisms like the TCI are well-designed policies that have proven records of success. RGGI boasts reduced emissions as well as economic benefits for the regional participants. Transportation is the sector most in need of policy focus for emissions reductions, and we need every tool in our quiver to arrive at a zero-emissions future. The TCI is a necessary part of that progression. I strongly support the TCI as a citizen, an environmentalist, and as an economist. |
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2/18/2020 |
Sarah |
S |
Voter |
Alexandria |
Virginia |
We can cut poverty and pollution at the same time. We urge you to move forward with a regional program that prioritizes the needs of communities overburdened with pollution and underserved in... read more We can cut poverty and pollution at the same time. We urge you to move forward with a regional program that prioritizes the needs of communities overburdened with pollution and underserved in mobility options. |
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2/21/2020 |
sarah |
apfel |
none |
new york |
New York |
New York needs more energy-efficient public transportation and fewer cars. Period. New York needs more energy-efficient public transportation and fewer cars. Period. |
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2/21/2020 |
Sarah |
Stewart |
private citizen |
Watertown |
Massachusetts |
We need a bold and ambitious plan to cut transportation pollution in our country and state. Please create such a plan. We need a bold and ambitious plan to cut transportation pollution in our country and state. Please create such a plan. |
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2/21/2020 |
Sarah |
Fichter |
DC resident |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
I am strongly in favor of transportation ideas that will help reduce carbon emissions and offer all of us better options. We need more public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure in rural... read more I am strongly in favor of transportation ideas that will help reduce carbon emissions and offer all of us better options. We need more public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas, as well as expansion of commuter rail, electric vehicles, and streets in the suburbs that are safe, walkable, and bikeable, and especially more sustainable and equitable housing near transit and electric bus fleets in urban communities. In our area, traffic is awful and we need more options for people to commute besides yet more roads with more cars. People won't use public transit unless it is reliable, available, affordable, and gets them where they need to go.
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2/24/2020 |
Sarah |
Brown |
Business owner, parent, Maine resident |
Kittery |
Maine |
Maine must support clean transportation to combat climate change and make it easier and cheaper to get around. We can not continue to allow the entrenched fossil fuel industry to literally drive... read more Maine must support clean transportation to combat climate change and make it easier and cheaper to get around. We can not continue to allow the entrenched fossil fuel industry to literally drive us over a cliff that means more pollution, more carbon emissions and missed economic development opportunities. Our family of five fully supports the multi-state Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI)!
Pollution from old cars and trucks is our largest source of pollution, and as a rural state we have our fair share of transportation problems. Mainers deserve solutions that get us safely to work, to stores and appointments, and to our favorite outdoor places—solutions that are affordable, reliable, and reduce air pollution. The technology and know-how exists to get us there; the only thing stopping us is deaf politicians that continue to protect industry over citizens.
TCI will bring significant economic, environmental, and health benefits to Maine, providing hundreds of millions of dollars for local communities in economic growth and health benefits. The TCI keeps investment in our state and revitalizes our transportation sector which in turn will improve business and the tourism economy. TCI is just what we need right now. When federal leadership is non-existent we must lead locally and regionally. Please support, fund and encourage TCI. |
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2/26/2020 |
Sarah |
Hill |
N/A |
Middlebury |
Connecticut |
Right now it's very important we focus on reducing transportation sector emssions in order to not contribute to the ongoing climate crisis we have already fueled. I want to thank Gov. Lamont... read more Right now it's very important we focus on reducing transportation sector emssions in order to not contribute to the ongoing climate crisis we have already fueled. I want to thank Gov. Lamont for being involved in the regional design process and request that CT formally sign on to the initiative. I urge TCI leadership to choose the most aggressive greenhouse gas emissions cap but request that a TCI policy has equity and investment in overburdened and under-served communities as a first and foremost priority. |
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2/28/2020 |
Sarah |
Waldrop |
Maryland resident |
Bethesda |
Maryland |
I strongly support the development and implementation of policies to reduce transportation pollution in our region. The resulting improvements in air quality are essential for public health,... read more I strongly support the development and implementation of policies to reduce transportation pollution in our region. The resulting improvements in air quality are essential for public health, including for my own family members who have medical conditions affecting their lungs. Furthermore, it is imperative that we act now to curb the effects of climate change so that future generations of Marylanders can live healthy, productive lives. Please enact policies like the proposed cap and invest program to limit pollution and carbon emissions and to invest in a better future for Marylanders. |
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2/28/2020 |
sarah |
reeves |
First Universalist Society of Hartland, VT |
Norwich |
Vermont |
As a concerned citizen and coordinator of the Conference “Responding to the Climate Crisis with 2020 Vision,” and its Follow Up Meeting, held on January 11th and Feb. 9th, I have become... read more As a concerned citizen and coordinator of the Conference “Responding to the Climate Crisis with 2020 Vision,” and its Follow Up Meeting, held on January 11th and Feb. 9th, I have become increasingly aware of the devastation Climate Change is already causing to our planet and the scientific basis that grounds analyses of its impending destruction of the world as we know it, unless we take dramatic action, at least by 2030. We now know that the transportation sector is one of the highest contributors of carbon emissions in the atmosphere, almost 50% in Vermont, the major cause of this crisis.
Thus, I urge Vermont to participate in the Transportation and Climate Initiative so that all Vermonters, and residents in the other states involved can “get where they need to go,” and not pollute the planet irreparably.
Vermont, like other states, desperately needs additional funding to create innovative, equitable transportation options for all, including seniors/people with disabilities/people with low incomes, for whom transportation costs and accessibility are an added burden. TCI can provide this support.
As you know, Vermont’s participation in a cap and invest program is not new. Under Governor Jim Douglas, Vermont joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in 2008. This cap and invest program covers the electric sector in the Northeast, and it has proven very successful, reducing consumer costs and carbon pollution from the power sector by 40%.
Vermont has strategically invested the revenues raised from RGGI, directing the $2 million annually into weatherization programs that help Vermonters stop wasting energy and save money. We know this type of project works — there is no excuse not to adopt TCI as well.
TCI provides the opportunity to tackle the biggest problem of our day — climate change — by reducing emissions in our state’s most carbon-intensive sector, while diverting funds into much-needed transportation infrastructure that will benefit all.
Let’s seize this opportunity to make monumental progress in confronting this crisis, before it’s really too late.
Thank you for reading this comments. May your decision be one that benefits us all and our home, our planet . |
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