Article snippet: Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday released a plan to address climate change by transitioning the nation to 100 percent clean energy in a decade, pledging to adopt a key goal of former Democratic presidential campaign rival Jay Inslee and calling on the rest of the primary field to do the same. Warren released her plan on the website Medium ahead of CNN’s town hall-style climate change forum Wednesday. Warren praised the presidential campaign of Inslee, the Washington governor who dropped out of the race last month, and she pledged to adopt and build on his 10-year plan to move the United States fully to clean energy by “decarbonizing” American electricity, vehicles, and buildings. “As a presidential candidate, my friend Governor Jay Inslee challenged all Americans to confront the urgency of the climate crisis bearing down upon us,” Warren said. “While his presidential campaign may be over, his ideas should remain at the center of the agenda.” Climate change is a major issue in the Democratic race as calls grew this summer for a climate-change-focused presidential debate while record-breaking global heat eroded polar sea ice. Warren is proposing to pay for the plan — which would cost $1 trillion over 10 years — with revenue generated by reversing President Trump’s tax cuts, enacted by Congress in 2017, for large corporations and wealthy individuals. The adoption of a key plank of Inslee’s climate plan marks a departure from Warren’s campaign strategy of roll... Link to the full article to read more
Elizabeth Warren releases climate change plan to move US to 100 percent clean energy in 10 years - The Boston Globe
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