"Getting to a 100% clean energy economy is not only an obligation, it’s an opportunity. We should fully adopt a clean energy future, not just for all of us today, but for our children and grandchildren, so their tomorrow is healthier, safer, and more just.

As president, Biden will lead the world to address the climate emergency and lead through the power of example, by ensuring the U.S. achieves a 100% clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050."

Source: Joe Biden, "Climate: Joe's Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice," joebiden.com (accessed July 21, 2020)

• "Zero-to-Negative Carbon Emissions by 2030
• 100% Clean Energy by 2030"

Source: Howie Hawkins, "Platform Summary," howiehawkins.us (accessed July 21, 2020)

"Yes. Protecting the environment is a key element of my campaign, and critical to a future world that is free, prosperous, safe, and at peace. Cronyism and federal subsidies have warped the economics of energy production and made it difficult to reduce our use of fossil fuels.

But we have a recipe for 100% clean, zero-emission energy: nuclear power. We haven’t had a new nuclear power plant in this country in 30 years. The rest of the world is way ahead on this. We’re losing all the benefit of modern technology and the emissions-free energy that nuclear power can produce.

Many attempts at environmental reform have actually slowed our progress, bogging down innovation in cronyism and inefficiencies. I want a level playing field for energy production - voters and consumers can choose the low-emission solutions that will realistically improve our economy AND our planet."

Source: Communication from the Jorgensen campaign to ProCon.org on Sep. 8, 2020.