Issue Position: Curbing Climate Change

Issue Position

Renewable energy is Vermont's success story. We have over 16,000 jobs supported by renewable energy and Rutland City has been named the Solar Capital of New England. We have charted a course to 90 percent renewable energy by 2050 and we need to stay that course. This includes the energy we use to drive our cars and heat our homes, where we will seek to help Vermonters move away from volatile, costly fuel sources over time and toward energy independence.

The first bill Kesha ever introduced as a young legislator was a green jobs amendment, knowing that would be the future for the next generation. The future is here and the time to act on climate change is now. 2014 was the warmest year ever recorded, marking a continued rise in unpredictable and extreme weather events. As we saw with Irene, these disasters cost us precious lives and significant resources. We need leadership that will take responsibility for our continued prosperity, not mortgage our future by failing to take bold action.

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