In a recent tweet, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that all new vehicles sold in the state must be zero emissions by 2035. But, as is usually the case with these kinds of announcements,
What the tweet and most other coverage of the announcement wont tell you is that the process isn’t only not complete, but hasn’t really even begun yet. To explain that, we need to look at some legislation that was passed last year., setting a goal for all new passenger cars and trucks sold in New York State to be zero-emissions by 2035.
Now, the Governor has ordered to the NYSERDA to basically “hurry up” and get the regulations drafted this year. Her office says that proposing draft State regulations is crucial to further electrifying the transportation sector and helping New York achieve its climate requirement of reducing greenhouse gases 85% by 2050. This would also reduce air pollution, particularly in disadvantaged communities.
The Clean Air Act of 1970 is what gave California the authority to regulate emissions. When Congress passed this act, their intention was for the federal government to have control over national emissions levels. The EPA operates within a set of guidelines that allows them to draft these regulations.
The Clean Air Act doesn’t allow any other state to set its own emissions regulations, but it does allow other states to adopt the same regulations that California does. So, in essence, California’s adoption of rules requiring zero emissions vehicle sales by 2035 opens up an option for New York and other states that adopt California’s rules.
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