well... that kills the car tourist economy!
Posted on 09/23/2020 10:49:42 AM PDT by KingofZion
Emphasizing that California must stay at the forefront of the fight against climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday issued an executive order to restrict new car sales in the state to only zero-emission vehicles by 2035 ***
Under Newsom’s order, the California Air Resources Board would implement the phase-out of new gas-powered cars and light trucks and also require medium and heavy-duty trucks to be zero-emission by 2045 where possible. California would be the first state in the nation to mandate 100% zero-emission vehicles, though 15 countries already have committed to phasing out gas-powered cars.
*** Cars, trucks and other vehicles are the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in California, accounting for about 40% of the statewide total, and their emissions have been stubbornly creeping upward in recent years. Driving down transportation pollution remains the state’s biggest challenge in achieving its goal of slashing planet-warming emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.
Under current regulations, California’s Air Resources Board requires automakers to sell electric, fuel cell and other zero-emission vehicles in increasing percentages through 2025. Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles accounted for 7.6% new car
“This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change,” Newsom said in a statement released Wednesday morning. “Our cars shouldn’t make wildfires worse — and create more days filled with smoky air. Cars shouldn’t melt glaciers or raise sea levels threatening our cherished beaches and coastlines.”
Newsom said that California’s action will help spur greater innovation for zero-emission vehicles and, by creating a huge market, will drive down the cost of those cars and trucks. More than 1.63 million new cars and trucks are expected to be sold in the state in 2020, according to the California New Car Dealers Assn.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Drivers of gas powered vehicles visiting the state will pay significant fines and fees upon entry and will be issued magnetic “Gross Polluter” placards which must be display on the vehicle while in the state.
Where’s he gonna get the electricity to run these things? How about $billions for additional electrical infrastructure? I doubt these and other requirements have been considered.
Serious question: Is he retarded?
Once the ChiComs take over CA, they'll be pumping so much it'll make your head spin.
Good question-—What will this do to the tourist industry???
YES-—and they are pushing again to tear down all the dams, many of which provide hydroelectric power.
Gruesome Newsom strikes again. The biggest and likely the most corrupt POS in the state of California.
kalifornia will be traveling on donkeys and horses by then, there will be nothing left of the state at this rate.
We’re going to have to invade that state, hang the leaders, and send in missionaries to convert the people to Christianity. Or else, we’re going to have Chinafornia in our back yard.
We’re going to have to invade that state, hang the leaders, and send in missionaries to convert the people to Christianity. Or else, we’re going to have Chinafornia in our back yard.
Californian Freeper here and I don't trust the federal goons not to shoot me by mistake. I already get mistaken for a libtard because I drive a Prius. If ever there is a case for peaceful secession and division into Red America and Blue America this is it...
More wackiness from Kalifornia. I can't imagine this can survive judicial scrutiny, but in the Ninth Circuit, who knows.
Tenth Amendment? I didn't vote for Nuisance but states do have the right to pass whatever wacky laws they want, provided it stays within their borders. The state equivalent of being allowed to stick your arm out until it hits someone else's nose. I don't see how you can make the case that this new Californian law hurts non-Californians.
I think President Trump might actually win California.
I'm an optimist about President Trump's chances in November as well, but he will carry California when Hell freezes over. I've lived here my whole life and I can say with complete confidence that Californians would vote for Caligula's horse if it ran as a Democrat.
WTH are Californians waiting for?!
Whoever replaced him would be just as bad.
well... that kills the car tourist economy!
“Imagine the electric-powered airplanes and helicopters trying to put out the wildfires”
I want to see those electric bulldozers building the fire lines... :)
6 Jun 2017: AP: California, China sign climate deal after Trump’s Paris exit
By MATTHEW BROWN; AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee contributed to this report from Washington, D.C.
Gov. Jerry Brown told The Associated Press at an international clean energy conference in Beijing that Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris agreement will ultimately prove only a temporary setback.
For now, he said, China, European countries and individual U.S. states will fill the gap left by the federal government’s move to abdicate leadership on the issue...
Brown later held a closed-door meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the two pledged to expand trade between California and China with an emphasis on so-called green technologies that could help address climate change, Brown said...
Trump’s decision (to withdraw from Paris Accord) drew heavy criticism within the U.S. and internationally, including in China, which swiftly recommitted itself to the agreement forged with the administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama. Trump argued that the Paris agreement favors emerging economies such as China’s and India’s at the expense of U.S. workers...
Tuesday’s agreement between California and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology effectively sidestepped Trump’s move, bringing about alignment on an issue of rising global importance between the world’s second-largest economy — China — and California...
Brown signed similar collaboration agreements over the past several days with leaders in two Chinese provinces, Jiangsu and Sichuan...
Without mentioning Trump by name, Brown told attendees at a forum on electric vehicles that “there are still people in powerful places who are resisting reality.”
Later, when asked by the AP what could prompt the U.S. to return to the forefront of climate change efforts, Brown replied, “Science, facts, the world, the marketplace.”
https://apnews.com/9c3ede893ff84df2a04f16a78415d93d/California,-China-sign-climate-deal-after-Trump%27s-Paris-exit
24 Sept 2019: Reuters: California ex-governor launches climate partnership with China
By Valerie Volcovici
Former California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday announced the launch of a partnership between China and the University of California at Berkeley to advance research into low-carbon technology to fight climate change...
“The climate threat doesn’t respect borders and it doesn’t pause for politics,” Brown said in an interview. “This will be the open channel between America and China on the number one topic our countries share – not trade but climate change.”
The two-time Democratic California governor announced the California-China Climate Institute alongside China’s top climate change official Xie Zhenhua...
He added that California and China would also “work on models for cap-and-trade”. Both already have in place emissions trading systems aimed at lowering emissions.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-un-china/california-ex-governor-launches-climate-partnership-with-china-idUKKBN1W82A6
11 Sept: China Dialogue: What are the prospects of an EU–China climate deal?
Ahead of the EU–China leaders’ call on 14 September, the EU is looking to China for strong climate targets
by Byford Tsang, Jennifer Tollmann
Although trade will be the focus of the EU–China leaders’ call on 14 September, it would be a mistake to think climate is off the summit’s agenda or unimportant in the broader relationship...
***Unspoken, but not forgotten in the European debate is growing concern over China’s reawakening coal habit. If China completes all the coal power plants it is currently building and plans to build, the lifetime emissions from these projects would be equal to nearly seven times the EU’s annual emissions...
https://chinadialogue.net/en/climate/what-are-the-prospects-of-an-eu-china-climate-deal/
25 June: Economic Times India: Reuters: China has 250 GW of coal-fired power under development: study
Beijing has vowed to replace coal with cleaner energy forms, but new coal project approvals have accelerated this year, according to the study by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
SHANGHAI: China has nearly 250 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power now under development, more than the entire coal power capacity of the United States, a new study said on Thursday, casting doubt on the country’s commitments to cutting fossil fuel use...
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal/china-has-250-gw-of-coal-fired-power-under-development-study/76616107
23 Sept: Yahoo: AFP: China eyes climate leadership with 2060 carbon neutral goal
PIC: Cities like Shanghai are frequently shrouded in smog from China’s pollution-belching factories
Speaking to the UN General Assembly, Xi renewed his support for the Paris climate accord and called for a green focus as the world recovers from the Covid-19 crisis...
But China’s leader did not immediately put meat on the bones of his carbon-slashing commitment.
China currently has ***135 gigawatts of coal-power capacity either permitted or under construction, according to Global Energy Monitor, a San Francisco-based environmental group.
That equates to about half the total coal-power capacity in the US...
Joeri Rogelj, a climate expert at ***Imperial College London’s Grantham Institute, called Xi’s pledge “unexpected and eye-opening.”...
Several experts said it was still a significant step to bring new life to the Paris accords.
“This announcement will send positive shockwaves through diplomatic circles and should prompt greater climate ambition from other major emitters,” said Helen Mountford, vice president for climate and economics at the World Resources Institute in Washington...
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, a Belgian climate scientist and former vice chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a UN expert panel, called Xi’s commitment “very important.”
But he questioned whether China would follow its own guidelines as it pursues a global infrastructure-building binge — for example, if it will still back coal plants in Africa...
The future of the Paris accord will be partly determined on November 3 as Trump runs for re-election against Joe Biden, who has pledged to return the United States to the agreement and move toward carbon neutrality by 2050.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-sets-2060-goal-carbon-191800426.html
Fwiw- Fiat makes beautiful cars...but they are junk.
Lucky to get 120k out of one...
Jeep has gone to sheet...with Fiat engines..and such.
FWIW-
California cannot generate enough electricity now. How will it when all the cars and trucks are electric? Newsom is a clown and a dreamer.
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