H.

To establish the Clean Car Act of 2022

In the House of Representatives

1/18/22

Representativea introduced the Clean Car Act of 2022 on 1/18/22

Section1:

Clean Car Act Of 2022

This bill will incentive environment-friendly methods of transportation for individuals such

as hybrid, electric cars, walking, biking, or using public transportation by giving people tax

breaks for having a low carbon footprint through transportation so the number of carbon

emissions by cars can be reduced and taxing people that own cars that have a large carbon

footprint. This will tak eon climate change and global warming as

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https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-energy-policy-act

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/car-emissions-global-warming

https://www.coltura.org/gasfacts#:~:text=Vehicle%20emissions%20from%20burning%20gasolin

e,sulfur%20dioxides%2C%20formaldehyde%20and%20benzene

https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions

#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20U.S.%20greenhouse%20gas,2005%20(see%20Figure%201).

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/global-warming-101

https://350.org/

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Summary.pdf

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/americas_dangerous_pipelines/#:~:text=Since%2

01986%20pipeline%20accidents%20have,by%20natural%20gas%20and%20gasoline.
Section 2:

Global warming is conquering the earth with the aid of our continuous emission of

greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide. As of 2019 there was a total of 6,558 million metric

tons(Climate Change Indicators: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions) and 20% of that comes from

cars and trucks(Car Emissions and Global Warming). This exceedingly large amount of

greenhouse gases affect the climate in a number of negative ways. Greenhouse gases trap the

radiation from the sun, thus raising global temperatures. The rise in temperature will result in

different climates changing negatively. Global warming can cause altered weather events such

as severe droughts, stronger hurricanes, and higher sea levels that flood coasts(Global

Warming 101). In 2017, over 300 million dollars were cost by tropical storms in the

U.S(Global Warming 101) and that is only one of the devastating effects caused by global

warming. This law will will take on climate change and prevent these tragedies from

happening again. Intrest groups such as the Sierra Club and 350.org would support this bill as

it coincides with their goals of stopping climate change. 350.org states on their website that one

of their goals is to completely migrate to renewable energy sources(350.org). This bill will be a

step in that direction as some people will turn away from oil run automobiles and find

environment-friendly alternatives. With the high demand in oil pipeline leaks occur very often

with there being over two million oil spills from 1986-2013 as there is such a large amount of oil

being transported(AMERICA'S DANGEROUS PIPELINES). The sierra club is dedicated to

protecting the ecosystem and seeks to prevent spills as the oil damages ecosystems and kills

wildlife which they are dedicated to preserving(SIERRA CLUB STRATEGIC PLAN). This tax will

lower the demand for petroleum as people move away from petroleum consuming vehicles so

the oil spills will decrease with less oil needing to be transported, and the wildlife will be saved.

Car companies will also be motivated to develop renewable sources for their vehicles which will
eradicate oil usage which is one of 350.org’s goals(350.org) and the Sierra Club’s( SIERRA

CLUB STRATEGIC PLAN).

Section 3:

The Clean Car Act of 2022 will give people who travel in environmentally friendly ways

tax breaks while simultaneously increasing vehicle taxes on those who use gas vehicles. This

tax will incentivise people into changing their transportation method by switching to not owning a

vehicle or a electric or hybrid car. Vehicles that operat eprimarily on gas or diesel fuels will be

counted as harmful to the environment and will be subject to an increased vehicle tax. The

vehicle tax will be 0.5% of the sale price of the vehicle that is not environment friendly. This is so

that the people get motivated to switch to an environment friendly option. The tax break will

have peoply pay 99.95% of the taxes they would havey payed before this tax comes into affect.

These numbers will have a marginal impact on people as the difference in their taxes will

change very slightly, yet people will feel they are obligated to switch methods of transportation

as they will be motivated by either the potential loss or gain. As People are primarily motivated

by either fear or opportunity this bill will achieve the highest amount of people switching

Enacting this bill will reduce the amount of carbon emissions from vehicles and take on global

warming.

Section 4: