On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we’ll discuss the EPA’s plan to roll back Obama era vehicle emission standards, and revoke California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes.
Nineteen states, which have adopted California’s more strict emission standards, are challenging the Trump administration for what they call its illegal and environmentally-destructive plan. How do fuel efficiency standards help to mitigate climate change? How do the standards affect air quality?
Guests:
Daniel Sperling, professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Policy, and founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis
Ethan Elkind, director of the climate change program at Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at the Univrersity of California, Berkeley
Web Resources:
The Washington Post: Trump administration to freeze fuel-efficiency requirements in move likely to spur legal battle with states
The NY Times: How U.S. Fuel Economy Standards Compare With the Rest of the World’s
The San Francisco Chronicle: Trump attack on California’s emission standards faces legal battle
Inside Climate News: Trump’s Auto Efficiency Rollback: Losing the Climate Fight, 1 MPG at a Time
Rhodium Group: Sizing Up a Potential Fuel Economy Standards Freeze
