Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the highest court in our nation confirms that this administration is once again choosing to side with polluters, not people, endangering any progress we’ve made in fighting this crisis.

“Climate is on the ballot this election. And today could not have made the choice more clear.”

The climate crisis is not coming: it is here now. And it has been made exponentially worse by the policies of Donald Trump. 

The RNC proved that our planet - and all who live on it - cannot afford another four years of Donald Trump and Republicans.

We are pleased that the Biden/Harris campaign remains committed to ending fossil fuel subsidies.

DNC Climate Council Chair Michelle Deatrick Speaks about the Urgency of the Climate Crisis at the Democratic National Convention

The U.S will do its “fair share” of greenhouse gas reductions to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. This significant amendment improves on the 2016 platform and the original 2020 Platform Draft in two ways: it firmly commits to 1.5 degrees C.

Michelle Deatrick, Chair of the DNC Council on Environment and Climate Crisis is joined by actress, activist and author Jane Fonda, Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM), Sunrise Movement National Spokesperson Naina Agrawal-Hardin, and North America Director at 350.org Tamara Toles O’Loughlin for an engaging conversation about the need for the Democratic Party to lead on climate.

A growing number of prominent environmental and Democratic Party organizations have signed on in early support of the DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis’s new Policy Recommendations for the 2020 Democratic Party Platform, released last week.

Our platform provides a blueprint for ambitious action to fight the climate crisis and advance climate and environmental justice.

We unequivocally condemn the killing of George Floyd, and stand with protestors in their calls for justice and their fight against police violence, racism and white supremacy. We stand, too, against the wider culture of racism that has for too long degraded our country and destroyed communities and lives.