Posted on Sep 18, 2023
Young people think climate change is a top issue but when they vote, it's complicated
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Tens of thousands of climate activists gathered in the streets of midtown Manhattan on Sunday with a common goal: tell President Biden to do more to address climate change.
Biden campaigned in 2020 on an ambitious climate platform and carried that ambition into office, signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act - both of which made major investments to tackle the climate and the environment. Meanwhile, some Republicans on Capitol Hill have defended Democrat-led tax incentives for items like biofuels, showing climate policy is no longer a single-party issue.
Still, as Biden and his campaign are hitting the campaign trail for 2024, they are being confronted by young voters' "climate anxiety."
Tens of thousands of climate activists gathered in the streets of midtown Manhattan on Sunday with a common goal: tell President Biden to do more to address climate change.
Biden campaigned in 2020 on an ambitious climate platform and carried that ambition into office, signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act - both of which made major investments to tackle the climate and the environment. Meanwhile, some Republicans on Capitol Hill have defended Democrat-led tax incentives for items like biofuels, showing climate policy is no longer a single-party issue.
Still, as Biden and his campaign are hitting the campaign trail for 2024, they are being confronted by young voters' "climate anxiety."
Young people think climate change is a top issue but when they vote, it's complicated
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The group boasts that it mobilized hundreds of thousands of voters in 2022 in states like Arizona, Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania. The Environmental Voter Project's goal is to increase voter turnout generally — not influence the political sway of a voter.
"We think that if we can dramatically increase the number of these people who vote not just in federal elections, but in state and local elections, that will start changing policy," Stinnett predicted. "Even though none of us ever know what happens in the privacy of the voting booth."
And although it is unknown if voters vote purely on climate, it is growing in popularity across parties as an issue voters want to see discussed."...
..."The group boasts that it mobilized hundreds of thousands of voters in 2022 in states like Arizona, Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania. The Environmental Voter Project's goal is to increase voter turnout generally — not influence the political sway of a voter.
"We think that if we can dramatically increase the number of these people who vote not just in federal elections, but in state and local elections, that will start changing policy," Stinnett predicted. "Even though none of us ever know what happens in the privacy of the voting booth."
And although it is unknown if voters vote purely on climate, it is growing in popularity across parties as an issue voters want to see discussed."...
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It's cool to see that climate policy isn't stuck in a single party anymore, with some Republicans backing Dem-led incentives for stuff like biofuels. But you know what's on my radar? Young voters' "climate anxiety." We're super invested in this issue, and we wanna see real change happening. So, as Biden gears up for 2024, it's gonna be interesting how he addresses this. If you're into digging deeper into climate stuff, check out an article about Climate Conflagration Rages at https://mightydev.com.ng/ It's got some real eye-opening insights about the climate craziness happening all over.
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