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(7,277 posts) Fri May 3, 2019, 10:47 AM May 2019

Jay Inslee to ban new gas powered cars and coal power stations by 2030

The Seattle Time, May 3, 2019
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/gov-inslees-national-climate-plan-calls-for-banning-sales-of-new-gas-powered-cars-by-2030/

Gov. Inslee’s national climate plan calls for banning sales of new gas-powered cars by 2030

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday released his presidential campaign’s ambitious blueprint for combating climate change, including a 2030 ban on the sale of new cars, light trucks and buses powered by gasoline, diesel or natural gas.

The plan relies heavily on federal regulatory action to swiftly transition the U.S. away from fossil fuels in the transportation, electricity and building sectors. It calls for a phaseout of coal-fired power plants by 2030, with zero-emission energy by 2035, and new construction standards to eliminate carbon pollution from new commercial and residential buildings.

(snip) Inslee’s eight-page plan notably makes no mention of what once was a central part of his climate agenda in Washington — charging a tax or otherwise putting a price on fossil-fuel pollution. Inslee spent years pushing for such measures, but was rebuffed repeatedly by the Legislature, and state voters rejected two carbon-pricing initiatives.

His shift away from carbon pricing comes as some other Democratic presidential candidates have embraced the idea, including Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro. Some oil companies, including Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil, also have supported some form of carbon tax.

( Mayor Pete strongly favors a carbon tax on polluters which would be returned in full to households on a progressive basis He says this can be done in a way that would make most families better )