Friend,

A few days ago, I shared something pretty cool on Twitter: Evergreen put together a graphic that tracked every executive action on climate that the Biden administration has taken (and how it compares to his campaign climate commitments).

In a nutshell, this really sums up what Evergreen has been up to in its very first year: powerfully influencing and fastidiously tracking historic climate policy.

Remarkably, a majority of the climate commitments that President Biden made on the campaign trail came straight from Evergreen's playbook. Same for the climate policy he's enacted in office so far.

It's unusual for a losing presidential campaign to heavily influence the policy priorities of the winning candidate. But that's what Evergreen has done. In just a year, they've given the gold-standard climate plans of Jay Inslee's presidential campaign new life, expanding upon them and pushing critical policy ideas to the top of the Biden administration's agenda.

Evergreen's policy plans are thoroughly researched, popular with the electorate, and thoughtfully rolled out—that's why they're having a huge impact on the policy conversation on Capitol Hill and in the White House after just one year.

But this work costs money, and there's so much more to be done! So I'm calling on you to help sustain Evergreen's work over the next year: Today, on the one year anniversary of Evergreen's launch, donate to Evergreen's Anniversary Fund (by midnight) to keep the demand (and the plans) for a just, inclusive clean energy future going strong.

One year in, Evergreen has successfully pushed the White House to put forth a plan for transitioning to a 100% Clean Electricity Standard by 2035. (Their plan even details how to get it through a 50/50 Senate.)

They've helped to make the case for allocating 40% of climate investments to frontline communities, especially the Black and brown communities that have been hit first and worst by the climate crisis.

And Evergreen, as they do, went deep into how that 40% allocation could be put into practice. In collaboration with Dēmos, they published an equity mapping memo that describes how policymakers can use data to actually identify which communities have been the most harmed by racist environmental and economic policies. (By the way, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Cori Bush wrote new legislation based on Evergreen's memo, another example of how Evergreen's plans get turned into substantive action.)

I could go on. But the point is this: The Evergreen team is continuing the work they started on the Inslee presidential campaign, successfully pushing for climate solutions based on standards, investments, and justice. And I mean pushing: Their papers are heavily circulated on the Hill, their name is in the press nearly every other day, and they are clearly influencing the national conversation—raising the bar for bold climate action.

They're able to do it because supporters like you sustain their work. If you want to make a just, inclusive clean energy future a reality, you know what to do: Donate to Evergreen's Anniversary Fund today.

Thank you—and happy anniversary, Evergreen!

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Evergreen Advisory Board Member