California Passes Global Warming Emissions Sticker for New Cars
In January 2005, UCS began organizing support for several important bills that would help reduce California's global warming emissions and clean up the air, especially in the heavily polluted Central Valley. Thanks in part to UCS and our activists, the bill creating global warming emissions labels for all new cars sold in California passed!
AB 1229 revises the existing "smog index sticker" placed on all new cars sold in California to include information on the vehicle's global warming emissions. Since a whopping 40 percent of all global warming gases emitted in California come from cars and trucks, this bill provides information to consumers so we can consider environmental impacts in our car-buying decisions. By helping consumers make informed choices, this bill may ultimately spur automakers to produce cleaner cars to meet consumer demand.
