We have to treat climate change like the existential threat it is. As president, I will: – End subsidies for fossil fuel corporations – Ban new drilling on federal lands & waters – Hold oil executives accountable – Rally the world to raise the commitments of the Paris Agreement
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Sanders and Biden tackle climate change and infectious diseases; Biden says he'll ban some oil drilling
Asked how his climate change plan would help address the future of infectious disease, Sanders said his plan addresses that particular climate change-fueled problem. But he didn’t elaborate on how his plan would tackle infectious diseases. Biden said that when he and Obama took office, they were briefed on how climate change is the single-greatest … Continue reading "https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/democratic-debate-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-live-news-tonight-2020-03-15/#post-update-90ff4bf6"
We are not going to be able tackle the climate emergency unless we rally the world together. @JoeBiden has the vision and experience to do so as president. Read his full plan: https://t.co/fvQgJ8Owr0
When I say I’ll fight climate change, I mean it. As mayor, I cut NYC’s carbon footprint and achieved the city’s cleanest air in 50 years. When Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement, I mobilized a coalition to uphold America’s obligations. I don’t just talk. I #GetItDone.
Now that China is not objecting to the G20 describing climate change as a financial risk, it’s finally a global consensus. Oh wait, except for us. https://t.co/7kELO7g9rG
Biden has now moved into talking about climate change, which he called the single most important issue. “On day one, I will rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. I will summon other nations to Washington in first 100 days and up the ante.” #SC2020
Endorsement: Amy Klobuchar for president
On climate change, the co-sponsor of the Green New Deal says she would usher the United States back into the Paris climate accord, reversing Trump’s 2017 decision. She says addressing climate change is a top priority, and she also intends to restore other Obama-era environmental programs.
Climate tweets on Bloomberg
”America’s responsibility is to be the leader in the world,”on climate solutions, says @MikeBloomberg. #DemDebates https://t.co/aUcI1dC48Z
We’ve closed 304 out of 530 U.S. coal plants. When President Trump backed out of the Paris Climate agreement, I mobilized cities and states across the country to uphold our obligations. No one on this stage has done more to fight climate change. No one. #DemDebate
The Kyoto Protocol went into effect 15 years ago. The US never ratified the agreement, and today we remain dangerously behind on climate. I will rejoin the Paris Agreement on my first day as president. America must lead the world in fighting climate change.
Buttigieg in Nevada
The former mayor also said his first action if he were elected would be to enact climate change policies. “We gotta deal with climate right away,” he said. “They’re rolling back clean air and clean water protections. We gotta rejoin the Paris Climate Accord on day one.”
Mayor @PeteButtigieg says he’d not only rejoin the Paris climate accord, but also convene a Pittsburg summit, to examine local and state solutions to climate and infrastructure issues.