As a former Inslee supporter I was very gratified to see this news.
BY BRANDON CONRADIS
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday announced she's backing Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's climate plan as part of her platform in the 2020 presidential race, calling for the U.S. to achieve 100 percent clean energy within the next ten years.
"Today, I’m embracing that goal by committing to adopt and build on Governor Inslee’s ten-year action plan to achieve 100% clean energy for America by decarbonizing our electricity, our vehicles, and our buildings," Warren said in a Medium post Tuesday night. "And I’m challenging every other candidate for President to do the same."
While Jay Inslee dropped out two weeks ago his candidacy changed the substance of the primary debate profoundly, so that the Democratic Party is focusing on the crisis that is just beginning to unfold around us in alarming ways. Inslee also pushed hard for the Climate Debate, that is taking place tomorrow.
Here’s the plan: 100% Clean Energy for America
I hope more Democratic candidates do embrace Inslee’s climate plan.
I applaud Elizabeth Warren’s vision as we prepare to face our species most challenging epoch.
UPDATE:
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a former Democratic presidential candidate, said Wednesday that several candidates have expressed interest in his climate plan after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) adopted his plan as part of her presidential platform.
"We offered my plan as an open source document and all the candidates are welcome to use it," Inslee told CNN, adding that he has "spoken to the majority of candidates who have shown an intense interest in this."
"So I think we're now in a place that is really healthy where the Democratic Party is, I believe, going to produce a candidate to really make climate change a focus," he added.
Inslee last month ended his climate-focused presidential bid.
The Daily Beast reported last week that several remaining candidates contacted the governor regarding climate policy.
He told CNN on Wednesday that he was glad to see candidates taking the issue seriously.
"We have seen, I think, an arms race now, in a good way, of candidates competing to have the most effective plans and I think that's a good thing," he said.