TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

TCI is such a brilliant idea, and expands upon some of the great work our states have already been doing to forward climate policy. My generation is going to be facing the worst effects of climate change, and we don't have time to wait. TCI is a great way to incentivize a decrease in emissions, and to generate revenue to fund renewable energy projects.

Transportation is the biggest source of emissions in the Northeast, and is also seriously declining. Our public transportation infrastructure is terrible, and TCI is a great way to not only reduce these emissions, but to get funding to fix our failing transportation infrastructure.

I think that passing TCI would be very beneficial long-term, and could help all of us in the Northeast reach our emission reduction goals. I'd rather pay a few more cents for gas to have a cleaner, safer environment for everyone. TCI will also help to fund the shift to electric vehicles, which is going to happen no matter what, and TCI would help to make that transition smoother and better for everyone.

This initiative is harmful to R.I. residents. R.I. is already overtaxing its citizenry. It is almost impossible for people living on a fixed income to remain in R.I. It is irresponsible to sacrifice the current needs of the citizens for the possible potential needs of future citizens.

How many more taxes will baby killer Gina impose on us. Rhode Island has been Democratically run for decades and we are flat broke, infrastructure is falling apart, schools are failing, young adults are leaving because there are no jobs, and now we have EZ-Pass on our highways soon to be in our driveways, the way things are going.
This Transportation Climate Initiative is just another unwanted tax that will do nothing more than fill the pockets of dirty politicians.
Exactly what initiative in regard to the climate is this tax supposed to fix? Where is the data that supports this initiative? What is the end result of this fix? What is the time line to fix this problem? Is it before or after we are all suppose to die?

AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED TO TRY THERE CARS AND TRUCKS. PRICES ARE WHY OUT OF CONTROLL NOW AND WE CANT SURVIVE THIS WAY.

Please do not listen to the untrue climate change lies. If we were not so greedy to build houses on flood plains there would be no problem. The water needs a place to go when it rains. When houses are built on the flood plain, the water goes into them. God has given the sea its limit. When we thumb our noses at Him and build where the water should go, there is flooding. Please do not raise the cost of driving to support unproven "science".

The 65 acres of trees cut down in North Smithfield will allow solar panels that generate 12.4MW of electricity.
The now abandoned 40 acre natural gas plant in Burrillville would have provided 900MW of electricity. The difference is that it would take 4,712 acres of forest to generate the same amount of electricity. This is green energy???

https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20191113/ri-celebrates-start-of-largest-community-solar-project-in-north-smithfield

I think part of your stated goal of capping carbon emissions is a poor goal to focus on. Yes let's move to reduce carbon emissions, but capping them with the TCI plan of authoritarian price increases in a product that many are dependent on in an attempt to motivate behavioral changes to reduce their usage of fuels is problematic and an inefficient manner to create behavioral changes.

I see the likely result of this is to cause pain for many who are trying to earn a living (transportation to work), get food to their table (transportation for food from warmer climates to the northeast, and transportation to get the food to the table), and heat their homes in the northeast (not all can heat totally with wood), while paying more in taxes that will be used to benefit only some. I don't see this as changing behaviors.

I do not support a tax and spend program given the already high taxes in Vermont. Even if this is instituted I still expect to heat my existing home with some non-wood sources, shop at stores to buy food, and drive a fuel efficient car to earn a living and to pay my share of taxes. Also, regarding electric vehicles, before you plan to tax, spend, and cap our use of fuel efficient cars, I suggest you consider what would happen to our economy and personal safety if with the current technology we have many stranded vehicles clogging our roadways in the winter as their batteries loose half their output when it gets cold.

I can reduce my personal emissions but cannot cap them and do not support a government "service" to disadvantage and cap the basic necessities of life!