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Oil Change International
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Last Chance Alliance: California becomes largest oil producer in world to commit to total O&G phaseout, ban fracking but not soon enough
SACRAMENTO, CA Today, Gov. Newsom announced a ban on new fracking projects by 2024 and directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045.
The Governor’s announcement comes after years of pressure from environmental justice, public health, labor and climate organizations across California, who call on Newsom to stop issuing new oil and gas drilling permits, phase out existing oil extraction, and establish 2,500-foot setbacks between oil wells and sensitive land uses. While the announcement sets a vision for a managed decline of fossil fuel extraction, it sets a sluggish pace that fails to keep pace with science-backed timelines necessary to stave off the worst impacts of climate change.
For Immediate Release, December 17, 2020
Contact:
Paul Cort, Earthjustice, (415) 217-2077, pcort@earthjustice.org
California Must Set Clean Car Mandate to 2030 to Meet Climate Goals: Report
Groups Push Gov. Newsom to Transform Passenger Fleet Faster
LOS ANGELES California Gov. Gavin Newsom must move up his target for 100% zero-emission vehicle sales to meet crucial state climate goals, according to a new report by the Center for Biological Diversity.
For California to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, the report finds, all new cars sold in the state must have zero emissions by 2030 five years earlier than Gov. Newsom’s target.
In a letter coupled with today’s report, the Center and more than 75 conservation, environmental justice and health groups urged Gov. Newsom to make sure that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) sets the 2030 zero-emission sales target in its upcoming clean cars rule.