Lauren Lantry, (202) 548-6599 or lauren.lantry@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the European Commission published proposals aimed at reducing vehicles' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030. The EPA is conducting a review of current U.S. vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards with the intention of rolling them back.
In the United States, transportation is the largest and fastest growing source of carbon emissions. Vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards can reduce carbon pollution by 6 billion metric tons.
In response, Sierra Club Deputy Legislative Director for Transportation Andrew Linhardt released the following statement:
"Donald Trump and Scott Pruitt may be trying to accelerate the climate crisis by doing corporate polluters’ bidding, but the world is not waiting. Rather than implementing the widely-supported clean car standards, this administration wants to drive us backwards, but once again, they’re isolating themselves. The European Union is only the latest to pledge to decrease emissions from cars, and Trump and Pruitt should take note, or once again be left in the dust.”
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