2020 Candidates on Climate Change by Keith Layman https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp Evaluate candidates' policies and place them on a scale from most liberal to most conservative. en-us 2019-12-10 13:23:09 UTC 2025-11-09 09:00:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Most Conservative laymank1 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422122344 Don't move anything to the right of this]]> 2019-12-10 13:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422122344 Most Liberal laymank1 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422122464 Don't move anything to the left of this]]> 2019-12-10 13:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422122464 Tulsi Gabbard (D) laymank1 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422128433 Gabbard has been clear that a priority for her is shutting down nuclear power plants. She also supports ending government support to big fossil fuel companies, banning offshore drilling, harnessing innovation to create jobs in renewable energy, provide better opportunities for our farmers, and ensure every American has clean air and water. She does not support the "Green New Deal" ]]> 2019-12-10 13:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422128433 Donald Trump(R) https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422196904 Trump has notoriously been against climate regulations. He supports expanding oil drilling even signed an Executive Order to expand offshore oil and gas drilling and open more leases to develop offshore drilling. This will help to make the drilling less effective on the everyday people living near the drilling. He acted to increase exports of energy to the global market. ]]> 2019-12-10 15:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422196904 Pete Buttigieg (D) https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422201513
Incentives for alternative energy production
By 2025, double the clean electricity generated in the U.S.
● By 2035, build a clean electricity system with zero emissions and require zero emissions for all new passenger vehicles. 
● By 2040, require net-zero emissions for all new heavy-duty vehicles, buses, rail, ships, and aircraft and develop a thriving carbon removal industry. 
● By 2050, achieve net-zero emissions from industry, including steel and concrete, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors.


]]> 2019-12-10 15:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422201513 Bernie Sanders (D) https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422202929 Bernie believes that climate change is real and it is caused by human activity
Sanders policies include
  • He is willing to pay farmers to adopt climate friendly practices
  • He supports closing down existing nuclear power plants because of the problems presented by the radioactive waste
  • Oil and Gas drilling: He wants to ban fracking everywhere.
  • To reduce carbon emissions he wants to impose government regulations.


]]> 2019-12-10 15:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422202929 Michael Bloomberg (D) https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422203748 Michael Bloomberg believes that companies should receive tax incentives for making biodegradable products. Bloomberg thinks that the government should pursue renewable energy technologies. He thinks the government should give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry. Michael Bloomberg also has talked a lot about his revised Green New Deal called Byond Carbon. This project aims to eliminate coal-fired power plants by 2030, and stop the growth of natural gas in the United states. Overall he thinks the government’s intervention should be focused on influencing companies to be environmentally friendly through financial incentives like taxes.

]]> 2019-12-10 15:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422203748 Joe Biden (D) https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422203771
  • Ensure the U.S. achieves a 100% clean energy economy and reaches net-zero emissions no later than 2050.
  • Biden will make smart infrastructure investments to rebuild the nation and to ensure that our buildings, water, transportation, and energy infrastructure can withstand the impacts of climate change.
  • Rally the rest of the world to meet the threat of climate change
  • Carbon tax
  • Supports developing new nuclear technologies as part of an effort to fight climate change
  • Supports green new deal
  • Supports ending new oil and gas leases on federal land and end offshore drilling
]]> 2019-12-10 15:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422203771 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/wbwkpxz753hp/wish/422205949 Elizabeth Warren (D)

Warren’s policies include...
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Elizabeth Warren has been a clear advocate for immediate action to take place to combat climate change. She believes that climate change is a national security concern, an economic threat, and opportunity, and the consequence of a violation of public trust. Elizabeth Warren doesn't see climate change the problem itself, it’s more problem in money in politics. One example of this is her call to immediately make it illegal to participate in fracking. 



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