Harris/Walz Administration Would See More Climate Action
Harris and Walz both have good track records on climate change, regardless of what they are saying on the campaign trail
Recently, I published a seven-part series on the Trump/Biden matchup, focusing on climate-relevant actions in Trump and Biden Administrations, and the campaign rhetoric and promises in 2024. Of course, Biden dropped out as the series was closing out and Harris became the candidate. Further muddying the waters, Tim Walz was named her running mate. And so, a return to Election 2024, with a look at what a Harris/Walz administration might mean for climate action.
It’s worth casting our minds back to the last presidential election cycle. During 2020, the USA saw a remarkable, open, clear, and respectful debate across the political spectrum, with candidates who were left and right of center socially and fiscally, as well as candidates who focused on Wall Street reform, social justice and cross-the-aisle solutions. It was a bravura display of American democracy at its best, a long running debate between potential leaders committed to the country about how best to shape its response to the rapidly changing world.
That event was the Democratic presidential primary debates. Sadly, the Republican Party was…
