California Follows Lead Of China And Proposes Fossil Fuel Ban

A California lawmaker wants to put the state alongside China, France and the U.K. and have its legislature consider a ban on vehicles powered by fossil fuels.

California Assemblymember Phil Ting, a Democrat who is chairman of the chamber's budget committee, said he plans to introduce a bill that, starting in 2040, would allow the state's motor vehicles department to register only "clean" vehicles that emit no carbon dioxide, such as battery-electric or hydrogen fuel-cell cars.

"Until you set a deadline, nothing gets done," Ting, who represents much of San Francisco, said in a phone interview Tuesday. "It's responsible for us to set a deadline 23 years in advance."

wilfred - 12/6/2017 11:45:45 AM

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Good, still got time to move out of this communist state...

qwertyfla1 - 12/6/2017 12:06:09 PM

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Can't we just ban these stupid asshole politicians orbiting Pollyanna instead with delusional visions of unobtainable environmentalism?

TheSteve - 12/6/2017 2:50:31 PM

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The proposed law plans to ban fossil fuels by 2040, 23 years in the future. A lot can happen in the meantime, such as:

1) Realizing the planned ban is not feasible. Law gets stricken.

2) Better sources of renewable energy, and better, much more feasible EVs might be a reality. If this happens, then getting off fossil fuels would be a no-brainer.

It's hard to predict what'll happen two decades out. In the meantime, don't sweat it. Focus on the problems we have today, and do what we can NOW to address them.

MDarringer - 12/7/2017 11:54:54 AM

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I would so love to see the Trump Train hit California in 2018.