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Cars are some
of the largest contributors to pollution and greenhouse gas
emissions in the U.S. and around the world. Every year, cars
and trucks together create approximately 20% of all emissions
in the U.S. — emissions which then, in turn, accumulate to
cause climate change. That's why it's so exciting that
California, the largest economic powerhouse in the U.S. and
the fifth-largest economy in the world, has now banned the
sale of gas-only vehicles! By 2035, all cars purchased in California must
be zero-emission.
The climate crisis has become
undeniable. From raging wildfires all along the entirety of
the West Coast, to poisonous unbreathable air, to
record-breaking summer temperatures, to rapidly melting polar
ice caps, climate change is causing rampant
destruction everywhere. We don't have much time to
reverse this trend. Every year, the situation will get worse —
and the only recourse we have is massive, direct government
action. That's why we're calling on New York and Illinois, two
of the other largest economies in the nation, to follow
California's lead. Tell lawmakers in Illinois and New York to ban
the sale of all emissions-producing vehicles and require new
cars to be emission-free!
Thank you for all that you do,
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Miranda
B.
The Care2 Petitions Team |
P.S. By banning
gas-only cars, California hopes to cut transportation-related
emissions by 35 percent. It's time for New York and Illinois to enact the
same ban! |
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