作为加利福尼亚温室气体排放的最大贡献者(占所有排放量的一半以上),运输部门必须做更多的事情来直接解决气候变化。气候危机直接影响所有加利福尼亚人的健康和安全,并不成比例地影响我们的低收入,黑人,土著和有色人种(BIPOC)社区以及其他面临不平等现象的人群。气候变化加剧了自然灾害的频率和严重性 - 从极端热量和干旱到前所未有的风暴和野火 - 我们需要准备和适应我们的运输系统,以承受,响应,响应并迅速从这些极端事件中恢复过来。这些事件不仅具有直接的经济影响,而且对加利福尼亚人的身体,精神和情感健康和福祉造成了重大损失。
加州的碳减排工作由加州空气资源委员会 (CARB) 牵头,并在 CARB 范围界定计划中进行了总结。范围界定计划每五年更新一次,概述了每个部门的温室气体减排目标。对于交通运输,范围界定计划侧重于向零排放汽车 (ZEV) 过渡并减少车辆行驶里程 (VMT)。交通基础设施气候行动计划 (CAPTI) 和加州交通计划 (CTP) 2050 重申了这一重点。CAPTI 响应行政命令,利用所有可自由支配的交通资金来减少气候变化的影响,并提出增加对 ZEV、铁路、公交和主动交通的投资的建议。同样,CTP 2050 对加州的愿景以碳中和的多式联运交通系统为中心,确保所有居民都有可行的驾驶替代方案。
AB:Assembly Bill ACE: Altamont Corridor Express AC Transit: Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Amtrak: The National Rail Passenger Corporation BART: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District BNSF: BNSF Railway BUILD: Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development CalSTA: California State Transportation Agency Caltrans: California Department of Transportation CARB: California Air Resources Board CARES: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Carloads of freight: Number of train cars carrying freight CAPTI: Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure CCJPA: Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority CFR: Code of Federal Regulations CHSRA: California High-Speed Rail Authority CIBS: California Intercity Bus Study CO: carbon monoxide CO2: carbon dioxide COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CoSMoS: Coastal Storm Modeling System CPUC: California Public Utilities Commission CRISI: Consolidated Rail infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program CTC: California Transportation Commission CTP: California Transportation Plan DMU: Diesel multiple unit DRMT: Caltrans Division of Rail and Mass Transportation EIR: Environmental Impact Report EIS: Environmental Impact Statement EMU: electric multiple unit °F: degrees Fahrenheit FAST: Fixing America's Surface Transportation FFY: federal fiscal year FHWA: Federal Highway Administration FRA: Federal Railroad Administration FTA: Federal Transit Administration FY: fiscal year GGRF: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund GHG: greenhouse gas HDC: High Desert Corridor HRCSA: Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account HSIP: Highway Safety Improvement Program