Submit a public comment to support clean cars in New York

Cars are literally driving climate change, not to mention polluting our air and harming our health. Thankfully, New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is taking action to cut carbon emissions from vehicles by moving to adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule. This will require all new vehicles sold by manufacturers to be zero-emission by 2035.

Join the New Yorkers urging the state to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II rule – and to speed the transition to clean cars – before the comment period ends on March 6!

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Cars are literally driving climate change, not to mention polluting our air and harming our health. Thankfully, New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is taking action to cut carbon emissions from vehicles by moving to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) rule. This will require all new vehicles sold by manufacturers to be zero-emission by 2035.

The benefits of adopting the ACCII rule include:

A 50% reduction in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars by 2040.
Fewer premature deaths, fewer asthma attacks, and fewer missed days of work due to pollution-related health concerns.
A lower total cost of car ownership (you won’t be held to the wild swings in gas prices!).
The creation of new jobs manufacturing EVs.

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Subject New York must adopt the California Advanced Clean Cars II rule

Dear Commissioner Seggos and Mr. Clyne,

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I am writing to support the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's move to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) rule.

Gas-powered cars are contributing to climate change, creating air pollution, and causing heart and respiratory illnesses.

The problems caused by gas-powered cars are big, but adopting ACCII will help New York transition to zero-emission vehicles much sooner by requiring all new vehicles sold by manufacturers to be zero-emission by 2035.

The benefits of adopting the ACCII rule are many, including:
- A 50% reduction in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars by 2040.
- Fewer premature deaths, fewer asthma attacks, and fewer missed days of work due to pollution-related health concerns.
- A lower total cost of car ownership (you won't be held to the wild swings in gas prices!).
- The creation of new jobs manufacturing electric vehicles.

With every passing month, the scientific community's calls for action to curb greenhouse gas emissions are growing more urgent. New York's adoption of the ACCII rule will be the exact kind of action we need to clean up one of the dirtiest sources of pollution in the state. This will protect the health of our planet and the health of our people.

Thank you.

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