SAYING YES TO CLIMATE ACTION
U.S. climate action must include state and local government. State and local work is particularly important when Washington, D.C. is gridlocked because those governments are closer to people than the national government, which means citizens can use their voices to enact climate policy and prompt governments to move much faster.
America’s goal of tackling climate change has three parts: cleaning up our electric grid, fostering new clean technologies so the entire world can afford them, and trailblazing smart design so other countries can follow our lead. Realizing these outcomes would be a grand national project.
GRAND AMBITIONS
HARD CHOICES
New funding, carefully designed to protect taxpayer money, is necessary to meet climate targets. But so is permitting reform that balances protecting the environment, making it easier to build new renewable energy projects and transmission lines, and setting a Congressional goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
DEMAND ACTION
Every citizen can spark change by voting, writing a letter, making a phone call, or attending a hearing. We must push national, state, and local officials in a focused way that encourages specific decisions that reduce emissions in those parts of the economy where they’re highest.
REPAIR THE WORLD
Climate change is a moral emergency, and we have a duty to future generations to leave behind a livable planet. Together, as citizens, we can create the change we need to be good stewards. We know the path forward; now we must get to work.
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