2020 candidate Gov. Jay Inslee announces second leg of sweeping climate change plan: a $9 trillion investment in jobs, clean energy, and modern infrastructure.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democratic candidate for president, announced the second leg of his sweeping plan to marshal the resources of the federal government to fight climate change on Thursday: a $9 trillion investment in jobs, clean energy, and modern infrastructure.
The governor's announcement follows the release of the first part of his plan to combat climate change, which set 100% clean standards for electricity, new vehicles and new buildings in the United States. It also comes the week after Inslee signed into a law a package of bills in his own state to rid Washington's electric grid of fossil-fuel-generated power by 2045, cementing the state's status as a national leader in the clean power movement.
In total, the plan outlines 28 policy initiatives that span a vast array of issues from affordable housing to workers' rights, to a revitalization of urban communities and communities of color, who Inslee's campaign says have had to bear the brunt of climate change's more recent effects. "The Inslee Evergreen Economy Plan is just what we need. It is not only vital for our environment, but it is a recipe for more affordable housing and vibrant communities, good-paying jobs, corporate and municipal accountability, and global leadership for the United States," University of California, Berkeley Professor Daniel Kammen, a former Science Envoy at the State Department, said in a statement praising the proposal.
The shot came a week after a Reuters report described Biden's supposed"middle ground approach" to climate change as an alternative to Ocasio-Cortez's sweeping Green New Deal proposal. Inslee also issued a critical statement following the Reuters report, again pressing the need for climate change to be the government's first priority.
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