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A healthy 2030



                       FROM 2012 TO 2030
                                        

50% decrease in motor vehicle emissions
  • Align US fuel economy standards with EU and Japan by 2015
  • Maintain parity with the nation which has the most advanced fuel economy thereafter
  • 20% of new cars sales to be Zero Emissions Vehicles (10% by 2020)

50% of all electricity generated from clean renewable sources.
  • Immediate halt to construction of new coal burning power plants, fossil fuel exports, and exploration for fossil fuels
  • National Renewable Portfolio Standard (30% by 2020, 50% by 2030)
  • Transfer all fossil fuel and food biofuel subsidies to non-combustion alternative energy and increase by inflation + 2%/ year until national portfolio is 100% renewable and sustainable
  • Speed up EPA regulation of major GHG polluters (new power plants and fugitive methane by 2014, and existing plants by 2015).
  • Put a price on carbon which reflects its true cost to society and reward alternative generators for the health benefits of clean energy with priority grid access and feed in tariffs. 

40% of all daily trips made by walking, cycling, or public transit.
  • Remove federal housing loan restrictions on commercial space that prevent development of affordable mixed use neighborhoods.
  • Increase percent of federal transportation funds for active transportation from 1% to 5%
  • Increase federal transportation dollars for public transit from 17% to 30%
  • Increase active/public transit funding by inflation plus 1%/year till mode share target is achieved.
  • Make federal: state funding match for active/public transportation equal to match for highways
  • Increase gas tax if necessary in order to make these investments

30% increase in average energy efficiency for residential, public, and commercial buildings
  • All new construction zero carbon by 2020 
  • Energy retrofit entire stock of existing housing and public buildings 
  • Publicly financed National Energy Conservation Corps
  • Low interest financing for energy efficiency improvements with debt attached to the improved property and repaid from utility savings or tax at time of sale

20% increase in consumption of vegetables and decrease in consumption of red meat and corn sugars
  • Realign federal farm policy to conform to  the recommendations of the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
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  • A Health Emergency
    • Our PRESCRIPTION FOR CLIMATE ACTION >
      • Vision for a healthy 2030
  • Healthy Solutions
    • Clean
    • Efficient
    • Active
    • Nourishing
  • What can I do?
    • CLEAN BUSES FOR KIDS
    • MEATLESS MONDAYS AT SCHOOLS
    • 100% CLEAN ENERGY TOWN RESOLUTIONS
    • MORE
  • EDUCATION
    • Cool Solutions
    • Traveling Puppet Show
  • About/Join/Contact
    • About Us
    • Join Us
    • CONTACT
  • RESOURCES/ LINKS