Democrats propose spending trillions to fight climate change.
Democratic presidential candidates are releasing their plans to address climate change ahead of a series of town halls on the issue as the party's base increasingly demands aggressive action.
The issue is so urgent among Democratic voters that Washington Gov. Jay Inslee made action to limit the worst extremes of climate change the core of his presidential bid. But Inslee dropped out of the presidential race in August after failing to earn a spot in the September primary debate.
Harris says she supports a"climate pollution fee," designed to drive down pollution while increasing government revenue. If elected, Booker says, he will propose legislation creating a"United States Environmental Justice Fund," which, among its areas of focus, will replace all home, school and day care drinking water lines by the end of his second term.
Last month, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders toured a California mobile home park ravaged by wildfires as he introduced his $16 trillion plan to fight global warming, the costliest among the Democratic field. His plan declares climate change a national emergency, calls for the United States to eliminate fossil fuel use by 2050 and commits $200 billion to help poorer nations reckon with climate change.
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