Pass or fail, the fight over Prop 30 exemplifies an age-old question when it comes to climate action: Who should foot the bill?
Most Californians agree that the future of transportation is electric. But how the state transitions away from the gas-guzzling internal combustion engine has become a political lightning rod this election cycle, putting Gov. Gavin Newsom at odds with his own party.
Supporters of the bill call it a once-in-a-generation opportunity to clean up the largest source of air pollution in the nation’s smoggiest state: its transportation system. The lion’s share of Prop. 30’s funding would go toward increasing access to zero-emission vehicles, especially among low- and middle-income residents, and developing a network of charging stations across the state, including in multi-unit homes. It would also subsidize the electrification of heavy- and medium-duty trucks, farm equipment and transit buses. The remaining 20% would be put toward firefighting and wildfire mitigation measures, including forest thinning and home hardening.
“It’s pretty clear what it’s for, right? I mean, it’s a rideshare company that has to transition to electric vehicles, and there just happens to be a ballot measure that would fund electric vehicles,” said Matt Rodriquez, campaign manager for Vote No on Proposition 30, who added that allowing one company to shape climate policy was an “ominous” proposition for democracy. “It’s not a question that electric vehicles or renewables are not important.
But even with the historic influx of federal, state and local dollars being directed toward climate action, including the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and California’s recent $54 billion investment aimed at curbing pollution and transitioning to clean energy, environmental and transit advocates say it’s not nearly enough to address the scope and scale of the problem.
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