“We elected Joe Biden and the Democrats and we demand their commitments for climate justice to fight the climate crisis.”
. As of now, the plan for this strike is to continue indefinitely until “demands are met,” according to a press release.Clean Electricity Performance Program
, which would force electric utilities to use noncarbon sources, provide federal subsidies to those that comply and fines for those who don’t, and paying the fees forward to fund green energy. Senator Joe Manchin , whose vote is needed to pass the bill, has publicly stated that he strongly opposes the policy.
“We elected Joe Biden and the Democrats and we demand their commitments for climate justice to fight the climate crisis,” Kidus Girma, one of the strikers, said in a statement. “We demand Joe Biden stand up to Joe Manchin to deliver on his agenda. We demand the first pieces of the Green New Deal.
Meanwhile, the world is preparing for COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, where Biden is expected to provide specifics on his climate platform, whichsince Biden was elected on his climate laurels nearly 12 months ago. In advance of COP26, climate protests and strikes are becoming almost constant, over the past week alone. In Washington, DC, last week, over 650 protesters were arrested as part of the
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