SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Tom Steyer was the first presidential candidate to sign the 350.org Day One Pledge, which helps turn the page on Trump's disastrous environmental policy by taking on the fossil fuel industry. In taking the pledge, Steyer will reject new federal fossil fuel permits; phase out drilling and fracking on our public lands, coasts, and offshore; call on Congress to investigate the fossil fuel industry for misleading the public; stop drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge; and rejoin the Paris Climate Accord.
In addition to signing the Day One Pledge, Steyer also signed the NoKXL Pledge, vowing to take executive action on day one of his presidency to stop any construction on the Keystone XL pipeline and revoke the existing permits issued by Donald Trump for the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
“On my first day in office, I will declare the climate crisis a national emergency and take the bold action needed to end the fossil fuel industry's stranglehold on our country,” Steyer said. "This pledge is part of my commitment to move us towards a regenerative economy on day one to create good jobs and invest in our communities for the long term. I'm proud to be the first candidate to sign it, and I guarantee the net result will be more good-paying jobs."
In 2013, Steyer was an early opponent of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and wrote an open letter to President Obama urging him to reject it.
Earlier this month, Steyer released a comprehensive framework for his Justice-Centered Climate Plan in which he pledged to declare the climate crisis a national emergency on day one of his presidency. In his plan, Steyer vows to treat climate change as a crisis as big and urgent as any other crisis that the country has faced, and outlines a plan rooted in social justice to protect low-income communities, fossil fuel workers, and communities of color. Steyer’s plan prioritizes people over polluting corporations, creates millions of union jobs, and builds a more sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous future for all Americans. The five pillars of his plan include: applying justice-based pollution reduction targets and actions, forming a people powered economy with grassroots planning and a Civilian Climate Corps, transforming the extraction economy into a regenerative economy with fair wages and employment, implementing climate-smart infrastructure and fair labor, and creating a climate-secure America with resilience to disasters and protecting our national security.
In addition to signing the Day One Pledge, Steyer also signed the NoKXL Pledge, vowing to take executive action on day one of his presidency to stop any construction on the Keystone XL pipeline and revoke the existing permits issued by Donald Trump for the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
“On my first day in office, I will declare the climate crisis a national emergency and take the bold action needed to end the fossil fuel industry's stranglehold on our country,” Steyer said. "This pledge is part of my commitment to move us towards a regenerative economy on day one to create good jobs and invest in our communities for the long term. I'm proud to be the first candidate to sign it, and I guarantee the net result will be more good-paying jobs."
In 2013, Steyer was an early opponent of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and wrote an open letter to President Obama urging him to reject it.
Earlier this month, Steyer released a comprehensive framework for his Justice-Centered Climate Plan in which he pledged to declare the climate crisis a national emergency on day one of his presidency. In his plan, Steyer vows to treat climate change as a crisis as big and urgent as any other crisis that the country has faced, and outlines a plan rooted in social justice to protect low-income communities, fossil fuel workers, and communities of color. Steyer’s plan prioritizes people over polluting corporations, creates millions of union jobs, and builds a more sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous future for all Americans. The five pillars of his plan include: applying justice-based pollution reduction targets and actions, forming a people powered economy with grassroots planning and a Civilian Climate Corps, transforming the extraction economy into a regenerative economy with fair wages and employment, implementing climate-smart infrastructure and fair labor, and creating a climate-secure America with resilience to disasters and protecting our national security.
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