Jay Inslee expanded his plan to address climate change, releasing a set of 28 policy proposals outlining how his administration would attempt to meet its ambitious carbon-cutting goals
On Thursday, Inslee expanded on that vision, releasing the "
," a set of 28 policy proposals outlining how his administration would attempt to meet its ambitious carbon-cutting goals.The Democrat's latest plan calls for a decade-long mobilization to put the U.S. economy on a path to "net-zero climate pollution" by 2045, meaning any U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at that time would be offset by reforestation or other techniques.
It would benefit residents suffering greater public health impacts from pollution or severe weather exacerbated by climate change. Inslee's Evergreen plan calls for a new clean water Initiative to upgrade drinking and wastewater infrastructure, as well as billions in new funding for "climate-safe" infrastructure meant to withstand stronger storms.
Inslee says his plan would also specifically seek to ensure a “just transition” for communities currently reliant on fossil fuels. A federal report last fall, echoing years of previous science,
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