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What Changed--and What Didn't--in Democrats' Climate Platform
What Changed—and What Didn’t—in Democrats’ Climate Platform
The 2020 aims on climate are more ambitious than in 2016 but don’t meet all of activists’ demands
By Scott Waldman, E&E News on August 19, 2020
Democrats released their strongest climate platform in history, but any celebration from the left was soured by news that party officials had removed a provision that called for an end to subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuel companies.
The last-minute drama follows months of negotiations between climate activists and party insiders over the Democratic direction on global warming. The talks led to a detente of sorts, but the latest platform fight runs the risk of upsetting that armistice (Climatewire, Aug. 17).
Especially galling for climate activists is that the 2016 Democratic Party platform included a provision that sought to end subsidies and tax breaks for the fossil fuel sector. Most of the 2020 Democratic field—including presidential nominee Joe Biden—supported an end to those subsidies as well.
[...]
Below are six notable changes between the Democratic platforms of 2016 and 2020 on the issue of global warming.
[ Continuing Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Rapid Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
Creating A Clean Energy Jobs Program For Front-line Communities
Dramatic Clean Energy Investments
Net-zero Building Emissions
Recognizing The Role Of Land Use ]
The 2020 aims on climate are more ambitious than in 2016 but don’t meet all of activists’ demands
By Scott Waldman, E&E News on August 19, 2020
Democrats released their strongest climate platform in history, but any celebration from the left was soured by news that party officials had removed a provision that called for an end to subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuel companies.
The last-minute drama follows months of negotiations between climate activists and party insiders over the Democratic direction on global warming. The talks led to a detente of sorts, but the latest platform fight runs the risk of upsetting that armistice (Climatewire, Aug. 17).
Especially galling for climate activists is that the 2016 Democratic Party platform included a provision that sought to end subsidies and tax breaks for the fossil fuel sector. Most of the 2020 Democratic field—including presidential nominee Joe Biden—supported an end to those subsidies as well.
[...]
Below are six notable changes between the Democratic platforms of 2016 and 2020 on the issue of global warming.
[ Continuing Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Rapid Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
Creating A Clean Energy Jobs Program For Front-line Communities
Dramatic Clean Energy Investments
Net-zero Building Emissions
Recognizing The Role Of Land Use ]
