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Climate and the Economy

The Climate & Economy policy group supports policies that make use of the market place to reduce emissions in Hawai'i.  Policies considered:

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  • Electric Mobility Rebate Program 

    • Amend the existing rebate program for electric mobility devices to encourage the purchase of electric bicycles, mopeds, and other micro-mobility devices to reduce transportation emissions

    • Address what environment the policy will start as a pilot program in; urban or rural. Possibility of more deaths by accident in urban, less needed/harder to drive on in rural areas

    • Benefits : Reduce living costs, ease road traffic, limitations of current electric bike rebate program = not being more inclusive to more groups of people

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  • Gasoline Displacement Incentive

    • Subsidize the purchase of EVs

    • Based on how much gasoline the driver consumes annually (higher gasoline consumption : higher subsidy)

    • Study shows if implemented at the National level, it would be more effective than current federal system (flat $7500)

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  • Carbon Cashback Bill 

    • Amends the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to address carbon emissions. Incrementally increases the tax rate over time. Establishes a refundable tax credit to mitigate the effect of a carbon emissions tax on taxpayers.

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