We are facing a climate crisis. So let’s act like we understand that. Moms are demanding that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) devote an entire presidential debate to candidates’ proposals to lead us to climate safety.
Climate change is one of the most complex, dangerous, and consequential problems of our generation. This isn’t a “single” issue: coping with it involves all aspects of government, from agriculture to energy to transportation to housing and our roads, bridges, and sewer systems, from health care to tax reform. No aspect of American life is immune from global warming.
Our children will be living with the deadly consequences of an overheating planet for the rest of their lives — what we do, or don’t do, in the next five to ten years makes an enormous difference.
Moms Clean Air Force members want to know what candidates’ climate plans will be in their first 100 days in office.
How they will work to achieve bipartisan climate solutions? How comprehensive and bold are they willing to be? How will they use existing legal and regulatory tools to address it?