Words are no longer an adequate response - we must have rapid and ambitious action from our elected leaders. Establishing a climate test mandate for fossil fuel infrastructureĭecades of failed leadership and climate denial have brought us to this moment of crisis.Reinstating the crude export ban and extending it to other fossil fuels.Ending subsidies and finance for fossil fuels.laws governing energy production are not adequate to the challenges of the 21st century, and the next president and Congress will also need to craft and swiftly enact new legislative tools, such as: Restore, strengthen, and fully enforce public health and clean air and water protectionsĬurrent U.S.Set ambitious targets for a fossil fuel phase out in concert with other climate policies.Take action on Day One to constrain fossil fuel supply by halting new fossil fuel leasing on federal lands and waters.To illustrate this risk, much of the booming oil and gas production in the Permian Basin could be produced directly for export, thus contributing to global carbon emissions, even if domestic oil demand and emissions were to fall.īecause policies to restrict fossil fuel production have particular relevance to industry workers and frontline communities impacted by extraction, extra care must be taken to ensure the transition is managed equitably, with an emphasis on centering frontline leadership, implementing strong labor protections, and ensuring family-sustaining jobs. This report’s findings indicate that climate policies that address both fossil fuel demand and supply can be designed to have lower emissions leakage, and thus more impact, than policies that only address one part of the equation. Continuing to invest in fossil fuel infrastructure or allowing production to progress unchecked will undermine our ability to achieve the Paris targets, threatening vulnerable communities and future generations. The fossil fuel extraction projects that are already in motion would release enough greenhouse gas emissions to push us beyond safe limits. Further, humans have discovered far more oil, gas, and coal than we can afford to burn without exceeding this budget. In order to meet the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, we must limit the production and use of fossil fuels to remain within our carbon budget. By contrast, policies that align reductions in oil consumption with reductions in oil production can eliminate this emissions leakage and achieve greater overall greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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