John, I have said from the very beginning that the only path to mitigating the climate emergency lies in our willingness to confront the crisis head on.
Too many politicians continue to bargain with the climate denialists and oil executives who line their pockets, and it’s threatening our very survival.
On the heels of approving the Willow Project last month, shockingly the current administration greenlit another fossil fuel mega-project late last week: A $38.7 billion 807-mile liquefied natural gas pipeline through untouched Alaskan wilderness with a BIGGER carbon footprint than Willow.
Both of these deals represent clear betrayals to the millions of young voters who mobilized for a livable future in 2020, locking us into unsustainable new emission levels.
It is inconceivable that the youth of America will show up in vast numbers in 2024 to support a president who has so reneged on his promises to effectively deal with the climate crisis.
Poll after poll shows that the American people want powerful steps taken to address the threat of climate change. As president, I will take those steps.
If elected, I will cancel the Willow Project on day one. And there will be no exporting of liquified natural gas under my watch. Quite the opposite, we will begin a mass mobilization for a just transition from a dirty economy to a clean economy. This is not a time to be ramping up fossil fuel extraction; it’s time to be ramping down.
