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New Climate Change Report Card Warns Iowa Voters: Democratic Candidates Ambitions Are Too Low
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Three months before the Iowa caucuses, a recent CNN poll shows climate change is a top priority for Iowa's likely Democratic voters. Build A Movement 2020 today released the Climate Restoration Emergency Action (CREA) Report Card that demonstrates poor performance on essential climate action by all leading candidates--sending a warning to Iowa caucus-goers.
In releasing the report card, Dr. Paul Zeitz, Founder, Build A Movement 2020 said: "Democratic voters in Iowa and around the country should be alarmed by the lack of ambition to address climate change by the Presidential candidates--all are failing to respond adequately to our climate emergency. Climate Restoration Emergency Action (CREA) is affordable and achievable. Let's join forces with all Americans and vigorously demand action to restore our climate."
KEY FINDINGS:
- Among the leading Democratic candidates, Senator Sanders received the highest overall grade (C+ grade), narrowly outperforming his leading rivals. Former Vice President Biden, Mayor Buttigieg, and Senator Warren all got C grades.
- Most 2020 candidates agree we face a climate emergency. Alarmingly, however, no leading Democratic candidates have developed ambitious plans to transition to a net-zero carbon economy fast enough to avoid catastrophic climate effects.
- Among top-tier candidates, only Biden and Buttigieg begin to support effective action to deal with the damage already done, committing to use natural and technological solutions for carbon dioxide removal--both essential to remove the one trillion tons of excess CO2 in the atmosphere.
- None of the leading candidates have plans to implement Climate Restoration Emergency Action (CREA). Only Andrew Yang has proposed specific climate restoration solutions critical to winning the fight against climate change.
CREA is a bold, whole-of-government and global effort to catalyze a fast transition to a net-zero carbon economy by 2030, massive carbon dioxide removal, and climate restoration by 2050-- thereby ensuring the survival of humanity and our natural world.
The CREA Report Card goes beyond other report cards which focus only on switching from fossil fuels to renewables, and do not evaluate candidates' commitments on reversing global warming and achieving climate restoration.
Build A Movement 2020 is a newly forming political movement that connects political parties, movements, coalitions, organizations, and individuals to solve the existential threats facing humanity. This Report Card was co-produced with ClimateChangesEverything.org
For More Info: www.BAM2020.world; www.drpaulzeitz.org
CONTACT: Paul Zeitz, 202-365-6786, [email protected]
SOURCE Build A Movement 2020
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