California signed a new agreement with Big Three automobile manufacturer Stellantis to advance the state’s zero-emission goals even if the EPA or a future president takes away the state’s unique environmental regulatory authority. Under the agreement, Stellantis will reduce emissions by 10 to 12 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to the emissions produced by 2.3 million vehicles driving a whole year. This agreement, which mirrors earlier agreements signed with major medium and heavy duty vehicle manufacturers earlier this year, along with a 2020 agreement with some light duty and passenger vehicle manufacturers in the wake of the Trump EPA’s 2019 revocation of the state’s waiver to regulate greenhouse emissions.
