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Hey, y& #39;all. I& #39;m a little late to the game on reading @JoeBiden& #39;s new climate plan, but HOT DAMN is this *major* progress. A thread 
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. @JoeBiden describes his $2 trillion plan as "the most critical investments we can make for the long-term health and vitality of both the US economy and the physical health & safety of the American people." This is a BIG DEAL. Must connect these dots. #click=https://t.co/8hDQIjDlIa">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/politics/biden-climate-plan.html #click=https://t.co/8hDQIjDlIa">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/1...
THIS! “When Trump thinks about #ClimateChange, the only word he can muster is ‘hoax.’ When I think about climate change, the word I think of is ‘jobs.’” – @JoeBiden. YES, govt. stimulus funds are a chance to invest in, as @sunrisemvmt puts it, #GreenJobs and a livable future.
Or as @ewarren put it: https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1283100158184562688?s=20">https://twitter.com/ewarren/s...
Rhetoric aside, @JoeBiden& #39;s plan pledges to eliminate carbon pollution from power plants by 2035 – his previous goal was 2050!! "The ratcheted-up targets came after Biden faced pressure from young left-leaning activists and major environmental groups." https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪🏾" title="Angespannter Bizeps (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)"> https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-set-to-offer-newly-ambitious-climate-goals/2020/07/14/39ced8b8-c578-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...
The "proposal says all American-built buses should emit zero greenhouse gases by 2030, and it would also aim to convert the country’s 500,000 school buses... to zero emissions.... He would also aim to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-set-to-offer-newly-ambitious-climate-goals/2020/07/14/39ced8b8-c578-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...
Biden& #39;s plan “is the single most comprehensive and ambitious climate plan ever advanced by a major presidential nominee." – @SamTRicketts, co-author of @jaynslee’s climate plan and co-founder @EvergreenAction. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-set-to-offer-newly-ambitious-climate-goals/2020/07/14/39ced8b8-c578-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/...
And the elements of @JoeBiden& #39;s new climate plan are really popular. Per polling from @DataProgress: 56% of voters are MORE likely to vote for a candidate with this plan, and only 17% are less likley. More at: https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2020/7/14/biden-moves-left-on-climate">https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2020...
I was slow to post about this because I wanted to actually sit down and read the plan first. Here it is, @JoeBiden& #39;s new clean energy plan: https://joebiden.com/clean-energy/ ">https://joebiden.com/clean-ene...
Room for improvement, but LOTS to be excited about. Thrilled to see @JoeBiden committing to:
+ Sparking the 2nd railroad revolution
+ Creating 1 million jobs upgrading 4 million buildings and weatherizing 2 million homes over 4 years.
+ Creating an ARPA-C for climate research
+ Sparking the 2nd railroad revolution
+ Creating 1 million jobs upgrading 4 million buildings and weatherizing 2 million homes over 4 years.
+ Creating an ARPA-C for climate research
But perhaps the BIGGEST DEAL is @JoeBiden committing to:
+ Investing in diverse farmers to make the ag sector stronger!
+ Supporting conservation and resilience by creating a Civilian Climate Corps!
+ Ensuring disadvantaged communities receive 40% of overall benefits of spending!
+ Investing in diverse farmers to make the ag sector stronger!
+ Supporting conservation and resilience by creating a Civilian Climate Corps!
+ Ensuring disadvantaged communities receive 40% of overall benefits of spending!
I mean, look at these SHOUTOUTS to coastal ecosystems!!! Wetlands and mangroves and kelp forests and oyster reefs and seagrasses that protect us from storms and absorb tons of carbon. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Grünes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Grünes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌱" title="Setzling" aria-label="Emoji: Setzling">YES PLEASE a Civilian Climate Corps that protests and restores these ecosytems.
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. @JoeBiden& #39;s Civilian Climate Corps proposal is an iteration of the Climate Conservation Corps concept put forward by the @JayInslee campaign. And I am so here for it. https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/a-call-to-action-for-a-climate-conservation-corps">https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/a-ca...
It& #39;s a huge relief to see the @JoeBiden campaign taking #EnvironmentalJustice seriously. Beyond committing that 40% of climate/energy funds would support disadvantaged communities, they& #39;re committing to create an "Environmental and Climate Justice Division" w/in the Justice Dept.
Thank you @JoeBiden for listening to experts and seriously upgrading your climate plan. If you get what& #39;s at stake with the #ClimateCrisis, it is unconscionable to sit this election out. 100 days left, ya& #39;ll. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗳️" title="Wahlurne mit Stimmzettel" aria-label="Emoji: Wahlurne mit Stimmzettel"> Let& #39;s go! #Biden2020 https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1283492028177940485?s=20">https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/...
p.s. @JoeBiden actually released TWO new plans. The clean energy plan (linked above) and this #EnvironmentalJustice plan. This is important stuff! Major commitments and very readable – check it out. https://joebiden.com/environmental-justice/">https://joebiden.com/environme...
