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The Guardian: Democrats' VP pick Tim Walz welcomed as climate champion by green advocates
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/07/tim-walz-climate-change-policy-environmentDemocrats’ VP pick Tim Walz welcomed as climate champion by green advocates
Kamala Harris’s running mate boasts a strong record on climate policy and green energy as Minnesota governor
Dharna Noor and Oliver Milman
Wed 7 Aug 2024 07.30 EDT
Tim Walz, tapped as Vice-President Kamala Harris’s running mate on Tuesday, may not be a household name, but the Minnesota governor is well known as a climate champion in green advocacy circles.
“Like Vice-President Harris, Governor Walz knows that climate change is the existential threat of our time,” the Sierra Club executive director, Ben Jealous, said in a statement. “The Harris-Walz ticket is one that understands the fight before us.”
Walz has forged a robust climate record during his two gubernatorial terms, most notably by signing one of the strongest green energy bills into law last year.
The policy requires Minnesota to eliminate carbon from its electricity generation by 2040, obtaining 100% of its utilities from carbon-free sources. Only a handful of states are requiring the switch to carbon-free electricity to occur at such a rapid pace.
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Kamala Harris’s running mate boasts a strong record on climate policy and green energy as Minnesota governor
Dharna Noor and Oliver Milman
Wed 7 Aug 2024 07.30 EDT
Tim Walz, tapped as Vice-President Kamala Harris’s running mate on Tuesday, may not be a household name, but the Minnesota governor is well known as a climate champion in green advocacy circles.
“Like Vice-President Harris, Governor Walz knows that climate change is the existential threat of our time,” the Sierra Club executive director, Ben Jealous, said in a statement. “The Harris-Walz ticket is one that understands the fight before us.”
Walz has forged a robust climate record during his two gubernatorial terms, most notably by signing one of the strongest green energy bills into law last year.
The policy requires Minnesota to eliminate carbon from its electricity generation by 2040, obtaining 100% of its utilities from carbon-free sources. Only a handful of states are requiring the switch to carbon-free electricity to occur at such a rapid pace.
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