Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumJay Inslee Is Actually Taking the Climate Refugee Crisis Seriously
Washington State governor and White House hopeful Jay Inslee might be that leader. This week, Inslee became the first U.S. presidential candidate to include immigration policy in a formal climate plan. Released Wednesday, the Global Climate Mobilization Plan details his international policy approach to climate change, including how climate change is exacerbating the worlds refugee crisis and will continue to do so.
Its right in line with Inslees $9 trillion climate plan to transform the U.S. economy to one revolved around clean energy and equity. He wants to make sure the U.S. isnt the only one that makes it out of this mess in one piece. And less developed countries are even more vulnerable.
While the new plan mentions national security, it isnt a plan meant to protect the United States per se, but vulnerable communities around the world. Whether you support Inslee or not, you gotta give the man credit for that. Its easy to sell something on the premise that its good for the U.S.; its harder to sell it on the premise that its good for, well, outsiders.
But its way too soon to speculate on that as the polls show less than 1 percent of voters have their eyes set on him. And other Democratic candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden have released their own climate plans, too.
Now, how about that climate debate to hear what they all got to say?
https://earther.gizmodo.com/jay-inslee-is-actually-taking-the-climate-refugee-crisi-1835293779?fbclid=IwAR3t4A9enfjaPkAfgMCnLgPvMxYrauXObFVMDdO7ZMdVSwcZErNH31F9mvI
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dorn
(523 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ancianita
(36,066 posts)Honduras.
From The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/06/us-mexico-immigration-climate-change-migration
Since early 2018, hundreds of thousands of deported at the Southern border were climate change migrants.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
elfin
(6,262 posts)Gov. Inslee probably will not make it much further, but I dearly hope whoever wins the nomination AND the election that they are smart enough to choose him for a cabinet pst devoted to this topic.
Making this the centerpiece will help the economy as well as all the humanitarian issues that stem from millions of displaced peoples all over the world.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ancianita
(36,066 posts)passively kill from denial, neglect, stupidity, incompetence because of politics, or Big Oil money, or the racism of white nationalism.
We all have children and grandchildren who are going to suffer from decreased life quality over the disaster cleanup costs that come from doing nothing. Techies and billionaires alone cannot de-acidify the dying oceans or soil, or de-carbonize the atmosphere fast enough.
I want the next president to believe in science and a climate change manhattan project, and I want Jay in his/her cabinet.
In the meantime, no other candidate is showing this much commitment to saving our American humans, nevermind any of our neighbors.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sprinkleeninow
(20,250 posts)position. I am so very fond of everything about him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
List left
(595 posts)Movements start from the bottom up but a lot of behavior and attitudes are modeled from the top down. we need someone who is a great role model and will take on the tough issues with out hesitation.
I don't think there is any way he can win but he can play a crucial role in bring the climate crisis to center stage.
The DNC once again have their heads in a hole.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ancianita
(36,066 posts)Right now, he's both campaigning and governing, so there's that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
KT2000
(20,583 posts)The video of this movie had a bonus that featured social scientists and their view of the future. Climate refugees were predicted as well as higher, stronger walls. They were spot on.
Inslee must be given the chance to address this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ancianita
(36,066 posts)don't remember anything related to climate.
I hope we do a lot better by fellow humans than that apocalyptic vision suggests.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
zentrum
(9,865 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Indygram
(2,113 posts)So at least some of them are talking about the issue.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ancianita
(36,066 posts)Did he say he's gotten $557,701 from Big Gas & Oil?
Take a look at TX and Congress in general.
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=E01&cycle=2018&recipdetail=H&mem=Y
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LAS14
(13,783 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
oasis
(49,389 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden