How Hillary Clinton's Climate Change Plan Stands Up To Martin O'Malley's.
Unlike Clinton, O’Malley mentioned the use of biofuels. As president, he would use tax credits and EPA volume targets to build a thriving biofuel industry. Although Clinton has not yet said whether biofuels would be a part of her plan, she supported their use during her 2008 campaign.
O’Malley believes that the way to make his plan sustainable is through training workers to embrace environmentally friendly practices. He wants to create an organization that focuses on clean energy jobs. This organization would theoretically partner with communities, build clean energy infrastructures, make buildings more energy efficient, and expand fields and forests. Clinton mentioned a “Clean Energy Challenge” that would partner with states, cities, and rural communities, but it’s unclear now what exactly such a challenge would do for those communities.
Whereas Clinton keeps her agenda related to clean energy, O’Malley addresses job creation and economic issues with his ideas. He has also expressed his disapproval of off-shore drilling and tar sand oil energy, while Clinton has been less clear on such . . .
Their timelines differ as well. O’Malley believes that in 35 years, the country could be 100 percent powered by clean energy. Clinton says that by 2020, renewable energy could be a third of all energy generated. . .
At this point, O’Malley’s plan is a lot more specific than Clinton’s when it comes to implementation and funding. However, Clinton says she will give more details in the coming months. Though she’s given more concrete ideas than most other Democratic candidates, she might face pressure to add more specifics if she wants to compare favorably to O’Malley.
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