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WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being issued by Alliance of automobile Manufacturers:
“An effective climate change policy must be built on an economy-wide approach that involves all stakeholders and emphasizes the wisdom of a national, not state by state, strategy to address climate change.” -Dave McCurdy, President and CEO, Alliance of automobile Manufacturers
– The Alliance and its member companies acknowledge that we have a responsibility to increase fuel economy and limit greenhouse gas emissions from new automobiles. We are committed to being part of the solution to climate change.
– EPA’s analysis is complex and requires close study before the Alliance can assess how this proposal would affect the industry. However, we share concerns that the Clean Air Act, which underwent its last major amendment 18 years ago, does not include all of the tools and criteria needed to address the global issue of climate change, including requirements to balance the economic effects and impacts on U.S. manufacturing jobs along with the environmental considerations. The Alliance notes that the leading climate change proposals in Congress propose using a different framework for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
– Automakers are addressing climate change with CO2 efficient autos that use less fuel and produce less CO2. And higher gas prices are making consumers part of the equation by driving consumers to more fuel efficient autos. While the rise in gas prices and the shift from light trucks to small cars increases the urgency for additional fuel saving technologies, it does not decrease the up-front cost or time needed to develop them.
– As directed by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), NHTSA is currently in the process of setting fuel economy standards that will result in a minimum 40 percent increase in fuel economy and a minimum 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. That’s more than any other industry in the U.S.
– According to the Environmental Protection Agency, autos account for 20 percent of all manmade carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. To help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from autos, manufacturers are currently offering more than 70 models of alternative fuel autos that are powered by hybrid electric, clean diesel ethanol and more. Additionally, more than 100 models are available that achieve highway fuel economy ratings of more than 30 mpg.
Alliance of automobile Manufacturers