Government,
Environmental & Energy
Aug. 13, 2019
With weaker CAFE standards, the US withdraws from the climate fight
Then in 2018, the Trump administration froze the corporate average fuel economy standards, neither reducing neither fuel consumption nor emissions, but purporting to save lives. A twisted tale that calls for some explanation.
Gerald George
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Email: GeraldGeorge@dwt.com
Gerald is an environmental partner in the firm's San Francisco office. He has practiced environmental law for 30 years, including as head of the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section field office in San Francisco.
In 1973, the United States first mandated fuel efficiency standards for the U.S. auto market -- the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. The standards were aimed at reducing gasoline consumption at a time of OPEC dominance and oil embargoes. Over time, the rationale for the efficiency standards has shifted to the need to reduce carbon emissions from automobiles and other road vehicles. Then in 2018, the Trump administration froze the CAFE standards, reduci...
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