Neither party is putting forward real policies at the federal level to meet the existential challenge of climate change.

We need scientists in Congress who understand the real threat of climate change. While Biden passed large investments in renewable energy, emissions continued going up in his administration as the US became the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas on the planet.

An Anti War agenda is a Climate Agenda

Any politician who isn't talking about reigning in military spending is not serious about truly meeting the challenge of climate change. The US military is the single largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet. The environmental impact of maintaining 700 military bases around the world is massive. We need an unprecedented level of international cooperation to decarbonize global industries. There is very little hope of doing that while we are escalating conflicts around the world. We need to take money out of our $1 trillion military budget and spend this on investments in emissions-free energy and public transit.

We need to reform agricultural policy to encourage more sustainable farming

Federal subsidies are mostly only to commodity crops like corn, soybean, and wheat. This has pushed the agricultural economy toward industrial, monoculture farming that uses large amounts of fertilizer and pesticides. Over 40% of corn grown in the US is used for ethanol, which has a large environmental footprint. We could instead be encouraging next-gen technologies that make ethanol from carbon negative crops like switchgrass.

We need to cap the number of data centers being built in the US

Big Tech corporations are building out massive infrastructure for new data centers that are mostly being used for unnecessary AI and surveillance purposes. Data centers also have a huge energy consumption, and are leading to an increase in emissions, higher energy prices, and degrading local water sources. We need a cap on the number of data centers in the US and make sure we're meeting our renewable energy targets to address climate change.

We need scientists in Congress who understand climate science and its relationship with agricultural, energy, and foreign policy.

We don't have more time to waste!