Protecting our one and only planet by reducing pollution and supporting
a just transition to a clean energy economy is the best way to address the problem of climate change head - on.
Introduces an ambitious timeline and strategy to end all subsidies to fossil fuel companies and invests in
a just transition to a clean energy economy for affected workers and communities.
Not exact matches
And if we want a
transition to a regenerative,
clean energy economy that includes and benefits everyone, if we want
to live our lives in a way that is life - giving
to future generations, the process of how we get there must be equitable and
just or the outcomes will not be equitable and
just.
We, all of us, believe that a
transition to a
clean energy future isn't
just about ending pollution, it's also an opportunity
to ensure that the new
energy economy shares its wealth more equitably than the fossil fueled economic oligarchy we're trying
to leave behind.
We envision a world where a
just transition to a
clean and renewable
energy economy creates millions of new, good jobs that can be unionized, provide family - sustaining wages, and foster professional and personal satisfaction; where returns on new
energy investments go
to those who have for decades been hardest hit and / or left behind; and where race, gender, income, and sexual identity don't impact access
to clean air and water.
This is a desirable outcome: we don't want
to overpay for
clean energy, we want
to pay
just enough
to transition to a post-carbon
economy.
The ethical and pragmatic path toward a
just and sustainable global
energy economy requires that human beings
transition as rapidly as possible
to energy sources that are cheap,
clean, dense, and abundant.
The money raised would then be re-invested in our community through «rebates»
to D.C. residents and strategic investments
to accelerate D.C.'s
transition to a
clean energy economy in a way that is
just and equitable.
Accelerate the
transition to a new,
just clean energy economy by supporting community - led
energy solutions.
Hasten the
transition to a new,
just clean energy economy by supporting community - led
energy solutions.
• Brings precedent - setting litigation using existing environmental laws
to slash greenhouse pollution and promote the
just transition from a fossil fuel
economy to 100 percent
clean, renewable
energy.