Harris has yet to outline her plan for climate change. Here's what the #DemocraticPartyPlatform says.
Includes:
"The platform also promises to be tough on Big Oil, as the companies struggle to maintain their grip on the energy industry. Moving forward, the party says it will "eliminate tens of billions of dollars" in oil and gas #subsidies, fight price-gouging, and increase protections against drilling and mining in the #Arctic."
https://www.cbsnews.
"Why is Harris largely sidestepping [climate change]?
According to several campaign aides, this ambiguity is not a sign of dismissal or inexperience — it’s a calculated strategy. A recent study on campaign rhetoric, taking foreign policy as its example, suggests candidates turn to ambiguity when campaigning on complex and divisive issues."
Big Oil calls on Kamala Harris to come clean on her energy and climate plans
https://www.ft.com/content/d85a2ae2-3693-4132-9a48-8e175997f241
This is a ploy to make her take a stand on a divisive issue, and one that particularly affects a swing state, Pennsylvania.
She has no obligation to respond to the manipulation.
Heather Cox Richardson, the historian with a sharp eye for current affairs, observes that Harris has her own terms of engagement with the MAGA GOP.
And it's working.
"[MAGA Republicans] seem to be losing the ability to control the public conversation by asserting dominance."
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-30-2024
Similarly for her terms of engagement with the press, and on energy and climate change. She doesn't have time for the BS.
"Hispanic voters preferred #Harris on healthcare policy, by 46% to 29%, and on #ClimateChange, with a 46% to 23% lead, bigger leads than she held among the broader electorate, which also favored her on those two issues."
Harris is charting her own course in her campaign. So far she has:
– dealt with the press on her own terms;
– dealt with MAGA on her own terms;
– dealt with both Big Oil and climate groups on her own terms;
– and now also the polls:
“Let’s not pay too much attention to those polls.”
Looks like she knows what's real - the voters - and what's just a distraction.
For climate action: don't talk, DO.
"Every activist would like their issue to be at the top of the political agenda, but especially in our current state of polarization, that usually means a big fight, with high stakes and the chance of both victory and defeat. At the moment, abortion is the issue Democrats want to elevate into that kind of fight"
https://heatmap.news/politics/dnc-climate-change
Already, Republicans are begging to keep the IRA even it Trump wins.
Two years ago this month, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which both his allies and adversaries agree is the most significant climate legislation in the country’s history. Yet despite this accomplishment, the urgency of the crisis, and the consensus within the Democratic Party on...
Similarly, Dem Senate candidates don't talk about climate much. Even so,
"All of these Democrats can be counted on to support most or all of a Harris administration’s #climate initiatives, just as the Republicans will reliably oppose them, or support a second Trump administration’s efforts to roll back the measures the Biden administration has undertaken. Which is why so much depends on where the #Senate falls after election day."
The United States Senate sits on a knife-edge. Democrats currently control the chamber by a 51-49 margin, but they are defending more seats than Republicans are in this election. In fact, with the retirement of Joe Manchin and the nearly inevitable passing of that West Virginia seat to a Republica...
"The bottom line
Trump can take credit for allowing more leases for oil and gas drilling. The Biden-Harris administration, while it issued permits for oil and gas drilling and production increased on its watch, established several rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels."
To see the real distinction between Harris and Trump, follow the money.
#OilAndGas puts its money on Trump.
Trump aggressively supported fossil fuels. The Biden-Harris administration focused on replacing them with clean energy. Yet, data show the US oil and gas industries still thrived under both.
People writing about the Harris-Walz policy platform now, "A New Way Forward".
You don't *have* to get it through anyone else's filters, you can go straight to the source.
BUILD AN OPPORTUNITY ECONOMY AND LOWER COSTS FOR FAMILIES Vice President Harris grew up in a middle class home as the daughter of a working mom. She believes that when the middle class is strong, America is strong. That’s why as President, Kamala Harris will create an Opportunity Economy where everyone has a chance to […]
There are lots of takes on the presidential #Debate2024, lots of quotes, lots of "analysis" by pundits.
I think this one is the most salient:
"Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume said the former president "had a bad night." "
Another childless cat lady endorses Harris,
And urges voters to register to vote.
Right after that, lots of people searched on “taylor swift voter registration.”
"Despite gaining national political attention, a crucial benefit of Pennsylvania gas has gone unreported — namely, that it has far lower methane and lifecycle greenhouse emissions than natural gas from Texas and other major producing states, according to a major independent study released last year."
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4871241-pennsylvania-gas-fracking-harris/
On climate, I think Harris' record speaks for itself.
I get the frustration on the part of climate voters, but also right now I think campaigning on abortion issues, inflation, and jobs is speaking to what's foremost on most voters' mind.
https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-promises-bold-action-climate-home-targeted-protesters-1958176
"Harris’ reluctance to make green initiatives a central platform underscores how fighting climate change still fails to resonate with many US voters, even when those efforts stimulate the economy and create thousands of jobs."
And swing states like Pennsylvania are fossil fuel producers.
More - and better - #ClimateCommunication needed!
"[Many Americans say] climate change is caused by the ozone hole, which it is not. How to solve it? Most people say “reduce, reuse and recycle,” which won’t solve it.
Yale research shows that when you present any group of Americans, even conservatives, with the truth, support for climate action skyrockets. We have no campaign to get this truth to the public at scale."
This Pew poll from Feb 2024 shows what American voters consider top priorities.
Climate change is way down on this list.
BUT
That's partly because nobody has bothered showing voters how climate is intimately connected to issues they care about:
- The Economy
- Healthcare costs
- Immigration
- The budget deficit
- Energy system
- The environment
- Poverty
- Transportation
I should add that the position of climate change in Americans' priority list has not changed hugely in the past decade.
http://www.cellomomcars.com/2015/01/turns-out-americans-are-worried-about.html
For this post I've taken a digital sharpie on the issues that are affected by climate change, if you just care to connect the dots.
"The divide between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on #ClimateChange is as stark as any issue the country is facing."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/where-harris-and-trump-stand-on-climate-change-policies
Over the past few weeks, a series of punishing hurricanes once again illustrated the consequences of climate change. Climate policy is one of the many issues we're covering in the run-up to Election Day. The divide between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on climate change is as stark as any issue facing the country. William Brangham reports.
15 ways the next president could affect the #climate and your life
Your home, health, and food are just some of what’s at stake this November.
https://www.vox.com/climate/379450/election-2024-climate-stakes-presidential-race
The Pragmatist's Guide to:
Climate change
Antitrust
Net neutrality
Electric vehicles
Crypto regulation
Abortion
AI
The TikTok ban
Online speech
https://www.theverge.com/24279103/2024-election-guide-trump-harris-policy-issues
"There is a good news, and it deserves much more attention. The solution to #ClimateChange is to switch from fossil fuels to #CleanEnergy; thanks to the Biden administration and the #InflationReductionAct, clean energy is putting down deep roots in the economy.
In 2022, no Republican voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, but in August, 18 House Republicans wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson urging him not to support a repeal of its tax incentives."
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4953970-clean-energy-biden-climate-election/
“I disagree with Kamala’s position on the war in Gaza. How can I vote for her?” Here is Bernie Sanders' answer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf5MThSniiY
Probably one of the best-articulated answers I've heard on this conundrum.
Join us at www.berniesanders.com!
"You don't have to choose between prioritizing a strong economy and combatting #ClimateChange.
This climate leadership scenario would add 2.2 million #jobs in 2030, and 2.1 million in 2050.
Under the #Project2025 scenario, job gains do occur in the fossil fuel industry, "but they are more than offset by job losses elsewhere in the economy," according to the report. "The Project 2025 scenario leads to 1.7 million lost jobs in 2030 and 260,000 lost jobs in 2050.""
"One candidate, Kamala Harris, wants to hasten the energy transition away from fossil fuels while the other, Donald Trump, wants to slow or stop it."
https://www.ft.com/content/0e4409b8-10f5-4dda-b4e9-b3dad2ef9c5b
"The economy is top of mind for #voters this year, and experts say that #ClimateChange has the potential for "significant economic harm."
Climate change is making home ownership more expensive [by rsising] #HomeInsurance premiums
In the most pessimistic of scenarios, experts estimate that Latin America will have 17 million climate migrants by 2050, as climate impacts will force #migrations across other continents."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-election-impact-food-electric-bills-economy/
The next president could have a big impact on climate change policies. Here are 11 ways the issue could impact your health, bills, natural disaster recovery and more.
"The climate’s fate hinges on more than who’s president. #Candidates running for office across the US will be in a position to address #ClimateChange, #locally, regionally, nationally — and they’re being starved for attention."
"To call Trump a #climate denier doesn’t really capture what what’s going on here.
In fact, Trump is running a pro-climate chaos campaign. To him, a superheated planet is a feature, not a bug. Think about this way: The more chaotic our world becomes, the easier it is for him to stoke fear, build walls, deploy the military, and cosplay the Strong Man.
A vote for Kamala Harris is not a vote to save the planet. But it is a vote to save ourselves."
"As you gear up to vote, here are 15 ways that Harris’ and Trump’s #climate- and environment-related policies could affect your life — along with some information to help inform your #vote. "
https://grist.org/politics/the-climate-stakes-of-the-harris-trump-election/
Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise. Not that the storms led to some irredeemable gaffe or unveiled some salacious scandal. The surprise, really, may […]
From Teen Vogue
"The Democrats’ policy on Israel has been disastrous. What is also true: Trump would, somehow, be even worse."
"Pro-Palestinian voices have no chance of being heard in another Trump administration."
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kamala-harris-but-a-donald-trump-win-would-be-catastrophic
I think Bernie's point is that the other candidate would be much , much worse.
@CelloMomOnCars Bernie perfectly demonstrates Realpolitiks in action. In an ideal world, everyone should be able to follow, demonstrate, and stand by their principles in everything. And then there's reality.
Biden/Harris stance on Gaza is deplorable; its still better than Trump's and at least there's a chance of using leverage in the house, senate to influence. No so with Trump.
Voting Stein, or refusing your ballot out of protest for Gaza accomplishes less than nothing here.
Yes!
I've also heard that this vote is not your last move, it's one move in an on-going long chess game.
Perhaps the best reasoning ever why leftists should vote strategically for the centrist democrats.
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