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By: Marilynn Marsh-Robinson<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As the impacts of climate change reveal themselves to North Carolinians in the form of heat, flooding, wildfires, drought, and increasingly intense and more frequent tropical storms, the case for urgent action to combat climate change is strengthening. Our state has made important strides, setting vehicle electrification goals and power sector emissions reductions directives, but new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that levels of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere continued a steady climb in 2023, nonetheless, underscoring that our efforts to reduce emissions from all sources must be tackled with urgency.<\/p>\n

One significant source of emissions \u2014 medium and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) like trucks and buses \u2014 is an area of important focus. We know from a 2022 study that, despite constituting only 6.5% of on-road vehicles in…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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