2020 Climate-Related Ballot Initiatives in Colorado
Written by Mikkela Blanton and Leslie Glustrom
2020 was a big year for climate change in the political arena. Not only was a question about climate change asked for the first time in a presidential debate, but the President-elect ran on a strong pro-climate platform and a number of climate-related issues made their way onto the ballot in cities state- and nation-wide.
Legislative Action Updates
Written by Marie Venner
Awareness is rising in Colorado and nationally that the system we have is not the one we need. We can do much better than settling for 70% dirty energy, continued handouts to wealthy Wall Street monopolies, destruction of the land we are committed to protect and the ability of all to thrive..
A 1.5 C or close path is still possible, but only with radical change now
Written by Marie Venner
It is still possible – just barely – to get on the 1.5 C path! Saul Griffith and colleagues made the calculations recently, and even Sierra Club and NRDC research this last week talks about how essential it is to close coal and get to 89-90% clean electricity by 2030.