Climate Changed
Democratic Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee Releases Climate Plan
- Presidential candidates race to outline climate initiatives
- Washington governor seeks carbon-free electricity by 2035
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Asserting that “this is our moment to defeat climate change,” Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee on Friday released a plan for slashing greenhouse gas emissions by closing coal power plants, opening more offshore wind farms and mandating carbon-free electricity.
Inslee, who is the governor of Washington and is making climate change a centerpiece of his bid for the White House, modeled his blueprint on initiatives in the state. His plan promises to phase out coal plants by 2030 and put the U.S. “on a path to having all clean, renewable and zero-emission energy in electricity generation by 2035.”