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Biden Nearly Flunks Climate Change on Greenpeace Report Card
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Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on May 18, 2019.
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Joe Biden got a D-minus on a climate change report card ranking Democratic presidential candidates released Thursday by the liberal environmental group Greenpeace.
Biden, the Democratic front runner, has yet to release a detailed plan on how he will combat climate change. But the scorecard evaluated 19 candidates on their commitments to ending the use of fossil fuels and support for environmental policies based on statements, legislative records and published plans. Some candidates also responded to a 29-question survey from the environmental group.