Biden administration proposes requiring states to set tailpipe emissions targets

[In It to Win It]

Reuters via Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department on Thursday announced it is proposing to require that state transportation agencies set new targets for reducing tailpipe emissions on the national highway system.

The department's Federal Highway Administration told Reuters states will have flexibility "to set targets that work for their respective climate change policies and other policy priorities, so long as they are in line with the net-zero goals by 2050 set forth in this rule."

President Joe Biden has set a U.S. target of achieving a 50% to 52% reduction from 2005 levels of economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030 in a step toward reaching net-zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050.

States would also be required to report on their progress in meeting the targets under the proposed rule. Currently, state laws require 24 states and the District of Columbia to set targets and track their greenhouse gas emissions. Reuters reported the planned rule earlier.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the "approach gives states the flexibility they need to set their own emission reduction targets."

[doc03]

1. So that will cause states to have annual inspections,

I suppose. That affects low income people that have old
cars forcing them to make expensive repairs won't it?

[Victor_c3]

2. As an avid fan of performance cars and motor sports, I'm all for it

Modern hybrids and the trend of electrification in no way means that they can’t make fun cars. Any doubters need to take a Porsche Taycan for a test drive and see what I mean.

[MichMan]

3. Could they make it retroactive thus making a large number of current vehicles illegal?

[MichMan]

4. So there could be 50 different standards making it nearly impossible to sell cars across state lines