Climate Change
We believe: That climate change is real and poses a clear and present danger.
We support:
Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
🎯 Objective:
Transition the U.S. economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through clean energy investment and sector-wide transformation.
✅ Key Actions:
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Establish a Federal Net-Zero Mandate: Codify a national goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, with interim benchmarks for 2030 and 2040.
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Expand Clean Energy Tax Credits: Permanently extend and simplify incentives for wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen, and battery storage.
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Cap and Reduce Carbon Emissions: Implement a national carbon fee or cap-and-trade system that gradually lowers emissions while funding clean energy.
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Modernize the Power Grid: Invest in a nationwide smart grid to handle renewable integration, storage, and demand management.
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Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Redirect subsidies toward renewable energy and retraining for fossil fuel workers.
📘 Decarbonize Transportation and Industry
🎯 Objective:
Transition the highest-emitting sectors to clean technologies and efficient practices.
✅ Key Actions:
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Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Standard: Require all new light-duty vehicles sold by 2035 to be electric or zero-emission.
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Build National EV Infrastructure: Install millions of fast-charging stations and modernize roadways for electrified transportation.
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Clean Aviation and Shipping Initiatives: Support R&D for sustainable aviation fuel and electric or hydrogen-based maritime systems.
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Green Industrial Strategy: Decarbonize steel, cement, and chemical production through incentives and carbon capture technologies.
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Buy Clean Federal Procurement: Require the federal government to prioritize low-carbon materials in infrastructure and defense contracts.
📘 Build Climate Resilience and Environmental Justice
🎯 Objective:
Protect vulnerable communities and ecosystems while ensuring a just transition.
✅ Key Actions:
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Create a National Climate Resilience Corps: Train and deploy workers to rebuild infrastructure, restore wetlands, and respond to disasters.
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Invest in Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Upgrade bridges, water systems, and buildings to withstand floods, wildfires, and extreme heat.
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50% of Climate Funds to Disadvantaged Areas: Ensure that half of all federal climate investment benefits frontline and low-income communities.
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Environmental Justice Legislation: Enforce protections against pollution in historically marginalized areas and hold polluters accountable.
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Rural Climate Transition Program: Support farmers and rural economies with incentives for regenerative agriculture, wind and solar leasing, and methane capture.
📘 Lead International Climate Cooperation
🎯 Objective:
Reclaim U.S. leadership in global climate efforts through diplomacy, finance, and innovation.
✅ Key Actions:
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Recommit to the Paris Agreement and Beyond: Lead efforts to strengthen global pledges and accountability mechanisms.
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Create a Green Marshall Plan: Fund clean infrastructure in developing countries via the World Bank and Green Climate Fund.
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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Impose tariffs on high-carbon imports to protect U.S. industries and encourage global decarbonization.
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Climate Diplomacy Corps: Expand the State Department’s climate division and place climate officers in every U.S. embassy.
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Climate Security Strategy: Integrate climate threats into national security planning, including military readiness and global instability risks.
📘 Mobilize Innovation, Workforce, and Public Engagement
🎯 Objective:
Drive climate action through American innovation, job creation, and civic participation.
✅ Key Actions:
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Quadruple Federal Climate R&D Funding: Invest in breakthroughs in energy storage, carbon removal, nuclear fusion, and smart agriculture.
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National Green Jobs Initiative: Launch a federal program to train workers in renewable energy, retrofitting, disaster response, and clean manufacturing.
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Youth Climate Service Corps: Offers service opportunities for young Americans in conservation, clean energy deployment, and community preparedness.
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Climate Education Standards: Support climate science and sustainability education in public schools and higher education.
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Public-Private Climate Partnerships: Create incentives for companies to adopt science-based targets and report climate risks transparently.
TAKE ACTION – Contact Congress
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Congressional Committees That Oversee Climate Change
U.S. Senate
🔹 Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW)
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Primary Senate committee on climate change.
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Jurisdiction includes:
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Clean Air Act regulations
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Infrastructure and climate adaptation
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Air, water, and waste policies related to climate
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🔹 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Oversees:
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Energy production and innovation (including renewables and fossil fuels)
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Public lands and forest management
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Department of Energy (DOE) climate initiatives
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🔹 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Jurisdiction includes:
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Climate science and research (NOAA, NASA)
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Climate-related transportation policies
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Oceanic and atmospheric conditions
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🔹 Senate Committee on Budget and Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Influence climate policy through:
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Funding for clean energy, disaster relief, and climate programs
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Budget reconciliation (e.g., Inflation Reduction Act)
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U.S. House of Representatives
🔹 House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Primary committee for climate change legislation.
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Jurisdiction includes:
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Greenhouse gas emissions
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Clean energy and technology
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EPA regulations (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act)
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Public health impacts of climate change
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Relevant Subcommittees:
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Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials
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Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
🔹 House Committee on Natural Resources
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Jurisdiction includes:
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Public lands and natural resource management
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Renewable energy development on federal lands
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Forest and wildfire management (related to climate resilience)
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🔹 House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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Oversees:
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Climate science research (e.g., NOAA, NASA, NSF)
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Technology innovation for climate mitigation and adaptation
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Federal climate data programs
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🔹 House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Jurisdiction over:
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Climate resilience of infrastructure (roads, bridges, transit)
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FEMA and disaster response
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Water infrastructure and sea-level rise
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🔹 House Committee on Oversight and Reform
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Investigates:
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Federal agency responses to climate change
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Corporate environmental practices and emissions
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