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August 30, 2019
Many cities are declaring climate emergencies, yet continuing to purchase fossil fuel vehicles for their city fleets. Coltura’s webinar featuring expert panelists Andrea Pratt of Drive Clean Seattle and Sarah Reed of the Electrification Coalition, provided education on strategies for addressing this issue. Thanks to the 64 city officials and advocates who attended! A recording of the webinar is available here.
July 30, 2019
California has appropriated $1.5 million in its 2019-2020 budget for a study of strategies to achieve carbon neutrality in the transportation sector, including the transition to zero-emission light-duty vehicles. This study represents a pioneering effort to plan the phaseout of sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles. Coltura helped organize and lead the coalition that supported the study through its various iterations in the Assembly. Congratulations and thanks to Assemblyman Phil Ting for shepherding this budget item through, and for his gasoline phaseout advocacy.
June 30, 2019
Want to make a big, measurable difference in the CO2 output of your city? Coltura’s new guide tells you how.
May 31, 2019
California recently adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) program, which cuts climate and air pollution by requiring that an increasing percentage of all new cars sold are electric, culminating in a 100% EV requirement by 2035.
March 30, 2019
Talks between the state of California and the EPA over California’s clean car rules have ended.
February 28, 2019
Coltura is working to get two bills introduced in Washington state. One requires all new cars sold to be electric starting in 2035, and the other requires new government fleet vehicles to be electric by 2027. More to come!
October 31, 2018
In conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, Coltura and the Sierra Club hosted a panel of leaders representing China, India, the Netherlands, and Germany to share their perspectives, stories and advice on phasing out gasoline passenger vehicles. Click here for the recap and photos.
September 30, 2018
Coltura and the Sierra Club will present a panel of international leaders to share their countries’ experience with phasing out gasoline and diesel passenger vehicles in San Francisco on September 12 in conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit. After a panel discussion led by Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune, panelists and attendees will strategize next steps for an international phaseout movement to accelerate the end of gasoline-powered vehicles.
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"Giving up gas-powered cars was a fringe idea, it's now on its way to reality".
- Camila Domonoske, NPR
