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CARB ALREADY REGULATES EQUIPMENT USED TO MOVE CARGO

ON AND OFF SHIPS, TRUCKS AND TRAINS. THIS EQUIPMENT

CONTRIBUTES LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF CALIFORNIA’S

TOTAL GHG EMISSIONS. CARB’S DESIRE TO CONVERT THIS

EQUIPMENT TO ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2030 WOULD COST UP TO $36

BILLION. SOME INDUSTRY LEADERS CALLED THIS UNILATERAL

ACTION A “DECLARATION OF WAR” ON FREIGHT.

not exist in hopes that doing so will lead to new inventions. CARB already regulates equipment used to move cargo on

On the West Coast, we have clear examples of how prob- and off ships, trucks and trains. This equipment contributes lems arise from states overreaching their authority into the less than one percent of California’s total GHG emissions. federal and international realms. California is a state with a CARB’s desire to convert this equipment to zero emissions long history of dancing to its own tune. The California Air by 2030 would cost up to $36 billion. Some industry leaders

Resources Board (CARB) took actions recently to direct new called this unilateral action a “declaration of war” on freight. rulemaking on “indirect sources” and 100% zero-emissions Port representatives pointed out CARB action was already

Cargo Handling Equipment and 100% At-Berth use of shore- impacting policy positions and would reduce throughput and side power for all vessels at ports by 2030. market share. Trust was shattered and uncertainty created. www.maritimelogisticsprofessional.com 15

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