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Combating the climate crisis: The Democratic Party Platform
Acknowledging and combating climate change is a foundational plank of the Democratic Party Platform
The 2020 elections are heating up, and some contenders are sharpening their swords while others prefer keeping their blades dull. Climate change draws a stark comparison between Republican and Democratic priorities for the United States. Republicans, who have not mustered the energy to update their Party Platform from 2016, only mention climate change as a proxy for attacking the opposition. Democrats, however, have embraced climate change as a core priority.
The current draft Democratic Party Platform for 2020 takes an aggressive stance on combating the climate crisis, recognizing climate change as an existential threat. An entire section is devoted to “COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PURSUING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.” The document identifies viable options to grow our economy while also combating climate change. We don’t have to choose between the two.
Key talking points
Reverse the Republican’s rollback of climate and environmental protections and rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement
