Nothing gives me more hope for the future than seeing my five grandchildren challenge expectations. They'll see breakthroughs in technology we can’t even yet imagine.

But the only way they’re going to get the chance to fulfill all that potential is if we take drastic action right now to address the climate disaster facing the nation and our world.

So today, I’m announcing my plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice.

Science tells us that how we act, or fail to act, in the next 12 years will determine the very livability of our planet.

Yet, today, President Trump denies the evidence in front of his own eyes, hides climate science produced by his own Administration, and actively works to roll back what progress we have already made.

It’s reckless, It’s irresponsible. And it’s unacceptable.

If you agree that we must tackle the climate emergency, click here to hear more about my plan and become a citizen co-sponsor for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice.

It outlines what we have to do to meet this challenge head on -- and how we’re going to get there:

• We’re going to invest $1.7 trillion in securing our future so that, by 2050, the United States will be a 100% clean-energy economy with net-zero emissions.


• We’re going to make record-breaking investments in research and development and zero-carbon technologies so that America is the engine of the world’s clean energy economy.


• This initiative will create more than 10 million new, good-paying jobs all across the clean economy in the United States of America. It’s an enormous opportunity.


• We’ll hold polluters accountable for the damage they’ve caused -- particularly in low-income communities and communities of color.


• We’re not going to forget the workers either. The workers who, through dangerous and back-breaking labor, fueled America’s prosperity throughout the 20th century. They’ve earned our thanks, our respect, and our support.


• Finally, we have to bring the world along with us. On day one, I will immediately rejoin the Paris Climate Accord -- but that’s not sufficient. I’ll immediately get to work leading a diplomatic initiative to get every nation to go beyond their initial commitment -- to push our progress further, and faster.

America once again will be able to stand proudly on the world stage and challenge every other nation to follow our example and our leadership.

I’ll use every authority available to me to drive progress -- and I will not accept half-measures -- because making these revolutionary changes is going to take an incredible commitment at all levels.

But I am absolutely confident that we can meet this challenge -- because this is what America does best: solve big problems with big ideas.

We are the United States of America. There is not a single thing we can’t do. And the world badly needs us to do it.

If you agree that America has what it takes to solve big problems with big ideas, please sign on as a citizen co-sponsor today.

Thank you,

Joe