Rolling Back the Rollbacks: Putting Cars and Trucks Back on Track to Meeting Climate Goals
Joe Ross/flickr The White House is getting ready to release the next round of targets for its commitment under the Paris Agreement. We are calling for at least a 50% reduction in global warming emissions by 2030, compared to 2005. As the largest single source of global warming emissions in the United States, passenger cars […]
Under Biden Administration, a New Decade Has Dawned—Passenger Car Regulations Must Keep Up
Veronika Nedelcu/Unsplash With a new administration taking office and a new decade upon us, it’s a perfect opportunity to recommit to holding the automobile industry accountable under the Clean Air Act. While 50 years of regulation have brought with it substantial benefits, four years of automotive rollbacks has taken its toll, with stagnating fuel economy and […]
GM’s Environmental About-Face – Political Expedience or Real Leadership?
GM claims to be looking to the future and reversing long-standing environmentally deficient policies, but thus far its track record is abysmal. Thomas Hawk/Flickr Last week, General Motors announced it’s ending its part in the lawsuit supporting the Trump administration’s illegal elimination of California’s ability to set global warming emissions standards for passenger cars and […]
