Why Activists Are Blasting Beto O'Rourke's Climate Change Plan

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke unveiled his environmental agenda in California’s Yosemite Valley Monday, declaring it “the most ambitious climate plan in the history of the United States” — only to have the proposal immediately assailed by environmentalists who said it does not go far enough.

Under the plan — which would includes $1.5 trillion investment intended to “mobilize” an additional $5 trillion over 10 years — O’Rourke says the United States can achieve net zero emissions by 2050. It includes broad promises to rejoin the Paris agreement, cut pollution, and protect communities impacted by fires, floods, droughts and hurricanes.

“We have one last chance to unleash the ingenuity and political will of hundreds of millions of Americans to meet this moment before it’s too late,” O’Rourke said Monday.

But the former Texas congressman had barely wiped the Yosemite Falls mist from his brow when the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led grassroots organization that has helped propel the Green New Deal into the popular consciousness, ripped what it saw as an incrementalist approach.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/beto-orourke-climate-change-plan-activists-criticize-827916/

[Honeycombe8]

1. Without knowing more details, his plan sounds good to me.

Maybe it's realism....vs fantasy. What CAN be done vs a dream.

[Indygram]

2. Here is the plan...

https://betoorourke.com/climate-change/

Beto's plan includes midwest farmers and would take care of coal miners. Beto knows that any plan must be palatable to ALL people or it will be DOA.

"This investment will support the pensions and health care benefits that are owed to the workers, including those in the coal industry, who have built our economy over the last century by risking their lives and investing their labor. At the same time, it will also invest in the workers who will build our economy over the next century to support an America with cleaner air, cleaner water, and a more resilient and fair economy that can compete and lead around the world."

[Gothmog]

3. The League of Conservation Votes like Beto's plan

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

4. Beto did a good job explaining plan

Link to tweet

[WeekiWater]

5. I'm very happy about our candidates being bold on climate change plans.

Let’s support their narrative and blast Republicans.

[dalton99a]

6. It's regrettable that Beto didn't get prior approval for his proposal from the Justice Democrats

and their patron saint

[JI7]

9. they think they own the issue

but they actually have no specific proposals . it's just attacking others for not doing enough .

[MustLoveBeagles]

7. Just curious

Wasn't it the Sunrise Movement that released a deceptively edited video to make Diane Feinstein look bad? Yeah, their opinion on Beto's Climate Change Plan doesn't mean that much to me.

Edited video

Unedited video

[RandySF]

8. The Sunrise Movement leadership are Sanders supporters

They moved the goalpost for Beto.

[SharonClark]

11. Yes they have.

Inslee is running on climate change, it would be better for his supporters to promote his ideas instead of attacking Beto via the JD kids.

[Gothmog]

10. Beto has a great plan

Link to tweet