Answer the following two questions on climate issues to see which candidates for mayor most closely match the future you want to see for Los Angeles. Learn more about how the crisis affects L.A.: The Climate Emergency Explained.
Question 1 of 2
California is in a chronic drought. Which of the following strategies most closely reflects what you think should be done at the city level to improve individual water conservation?
Candidates who agree with you
Increase DWP rates
No candidates selected this answer
Enforce rationing
Encourage voluntary conservation, but be willing to enforce rationing
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First, we must be willing to enforce rationing so that the pain of a drought is not all on the backs of our poorest residents. We also need to encourage voluntary conservation, and make it easier for Angelenos to conserve.
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Encourage voluntary rationing and institute rationing.
Individual water use is not the right intervention point
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We need to focus on increasing supply, not asking people to cut back, when 80%+ of water goes to Agriculture, not individuals.
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Promote conservation, but also secure our local water supply by modernizing our infrastructure, recycling water, capturing rain and stormwater, and using native or drought-tolerant plants
No candidates selected this answer
No response / no position
Karen Bass, Rick Caruso
Question 2 of 2
Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Los Angeles. Where do you see the biggest opportunity to lower those emissions?
Candidates who agree with you
Convert all city transportation to electric or hydrogen
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The city’s fleet of cars, trucks, police cruisers, and buses are all opportunities for electrification and hydrogen power. We must move as quickly as possible to convert and replace the City’s fleet to electric and hydrogen-powered fleets.
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One of the first things we can do is to convert all city transportation — Metro buses, light rail, etc. — to electric. Though some city CNG (“Clean” Natural Gas) are touted as lower emissions, there is no truly “clean” natural gas. To eliminate tailpipe emissions, we need to completely electrify our transit system.
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The biggest opportunity to lower emissions is to target and require cars, trucks, buses, trains, ships and planes to use zero emission fuels in LA. I will convert Metro’s 2,000 buses, hundreds of LADOT buses and thousands of LA City fleets to zero emission fuels. We will phase out the use of fossil fuels in vessels that enter the Ports of LA. We will electrify cargo cranes, phase out the use of carbon generating trucks that enter the Ports of LA.
Expand public transit
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Expanding green, safe, and reliable public transit is necessary to solve our city's transportation woes.
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We must reduce our over dependence on car travel in this city. It is time for us to invest in our public transportation systems and make them truly public by making them free! By properly funding and investing in public transit, Los Angeles can become a healthier city.
Help Angelenos live closer to their work to reduce transportation within the city
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Building a more affordable city where people can live near where they work takes more cars off the road than any other initiative.
Make our streets safer for pedestrians, expand our electric vehicle network, and electrify our bus fleet
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As Mayor, I will transform our streets to become safer and more walkable – and will champion mobility options so that walking, biking, and transit are accessible to all communities… And I’ll expand our EV network, and work to electrify our bus fleet.
