US Election 2020 – Candidates Policies
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House Democrats’ Blueprint Aims for Net-Zero by 2050, Connects Racial Inequity with Rising Temperatures
A climate plan released this week by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives is receiving wide acknowledgement as a sweeping proposal that would ... -
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U.S. Democrats Debate Climate Policy, Introduce Green Infrastructure Measures as Fall Election Approaches
With the U.S. federal election just 131 days away, climate and clean energy are poised to take centre stage in the campaign, with Democrats ... -
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U.S. Green Jobs Program Earns Cross-Party Support
The idea of a green jobs creation program is receiving bipartisan support in the United States as policy-makers grapple with the twin spectres of ... -
Biden Pledges to Cancel Keystone XL
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is promising to cancel the intensely controversial Keystone XL pipeline after he enters the White House in January. -
Biden Names Ocasio-Cortez, Kerry to Co-Chair Climate Task Force
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden took a major step last week toward unifying his party for the fall election, appointing Green New Deal ... -
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Biden Pledges Tougher Climate Policy, Receives Key Endorsements After Nabbing Democratic Presidential Nomination
As presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden gears up for a fall campaign to defeat Donald Trump, he’s been moving to consolidate support from ... -
Climate is Biden’s Big Chance to Woo Younger Voters, Both Democratic and Republican
Now that former U.S. vice president Joe Biden has clinched the 2020 Democratic nomination for president, climate change is emerging as the crucial vote-determining ... -
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11th Democratic Primary Debate has Biden, Sanders Talking Climate Strategy
Former U.S. vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders did something unusual when they met last Sunday evening for the eleventh televised debate ... -
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Biden, Sanders Climate Policies Come Into Focus as Primary Field Narrows
With the race for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination narrowing to two main candidates, the New York Times and Foreign Policy magazine are ... -
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Redirect Military Spending to Climate Action, Sanders Argues During Democratic Debate
The back-and-forth among seven Democratic candidates during a high-stakes presidential primary debate in New Hampshire Friday evening veered into the connections between the climate ... -
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House Democrats Put Climate, Environment at Centre of $760-Billion Infrastructure Plan
Grid modernization, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, public transit, and incentives for sustainable aviation fuels are key components of a five-year, US$760-billion infrastructure framework introduced ... -
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‘Politics of Hope’ on Climate Could Also Turn the Tide Against Ultra-Right
A foreign policy specialist is arguing that progressive forces can drive down greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs, revive public faith in the possibility of ... -
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Democrats Plan ‘Sweeping Legislation’ to Hit Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are developing what The Hill calls “sweeping climate legislation” to bring the country to net-zero carbon emissions ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
U.S. Fossils Stretching the Truth? Warren Has a Plan for That
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), for whom “I have a plan for that” has become a mantra in her campaign for her party’s 2020 presidential ... -
‘One-Upmanship’ Reigns as 2020 Democrats Debate Their Climate Plans
A marathon, seven-hour climate forum on CNN Wednesday evening gave 2020 Democrats a first opportunity to debate their climate strategies and try to differentiate ...
