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Opportunities to Make a Difference

Option #1

Support pro-climate candidates in their final push toward election day by donating at https://www.givegreen.com/

Option #2

There are roughly 3 million U.S. citizens of voting age abroad, but the vast majority don’t vote

Reach out to friends / family abroad and encourage them to vote in November.  

With close races forecast in multiple battleground states, every vote counts

Show Notes

Reason for Hope

New EPA methane emission rule set to come into effect

Supreme Court just rejected appeal by a group of states and industry players

Methane accounts for over 10% of U.S. emissions & fossil fuel industry is the single largest source

New rule is projected to cut oil & gas methane emissions by 80%

Sources

Overview of Greenhouse Gases | US EPA

Supreme Court allows enforcement of Biden methane and mercury rules in rare win for the EPA | CNN Politics

Main Topic

U.S. voter perspectives on climate change

62% registered voters want a candidate who is pro-climate

4/10 voters say candidate position on global warming is “very important” in deciding who they’ll vote for in 2024 election

Source Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2024 - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Climate Targets

The Paris Agreement

  • Limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels
  • To stay on target, global greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions need to decline by at least 43% by 2030

Source The Paris Agreement | UNFCCC

Current U.S. target

  • Reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 50-52% above 2005 levels by 2030
  • Established by Biden administration in 2021

Source What is the Biden Administration Doing to Fight Climate Change? | World Resources Institute (wri.org)

Helping to elect pro-climate candidates

There are over 3 million U.S. citizens of voting age living abroad

Source State of the Overseas Voter (fvap.gov)

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