Leaked DNC Platform Draft Shows the Party Is Improving on Climate

Leaked DNC Platform Draft Shows the Party Is Improving on Climate—Just Not Enough

by Dharna Noor

July 22, 2020

Transitioning to ecological sustainability Fighting for a new systemic vision

Johanna Bozuwa, co-manager of the climate and energy program at The Democracy Collaborative, discussed the recent leak of the DNC platform on climate with Dharna Noor.

“It is good to see commitments from the DNC platform to unionized jobs, investment in public and affordable housing, and commitments to renewable energy,” Bozuwa said. She noted also that “[t]his proposal fails to dismantle the political and economic powers in place that allow the current extractive system to perpetuate, meaning it will not go nearly far enough to secure a just and equitable transition.”

Read the full article at Earther

Publication date: 2020-07-22

Publisher: Earther

Publication URL: Leaked DNC Platform Draft Shows the Party Is Improving on Climate—Just Not Enough

by Dharna Noor

More related work

April 2, 2021

All health is public health: Busting the myths of choice and commodity

by Dana Brown

For decades, we have been sold a myth of private health. It is a myth that our health is largely a product of individual choices and personal responsibilities. It is a myth that our healthcare is a service that private corporations can provide, and for which we must pay to survive. But the COVID-19

March 24, 2021

Neil McInroy joins TDC to advise stepped-up community wealth building program

The former CEO of a leading UK economic think tank will be central in helping build capacity to offer powerful new technical assistance to cities and local authorities pursuing community wealth building strategies.

November 25, 2020

The Democracy Collaborative and The Democracy Collaborative Workers' Union agree to fair severance package for laid-off staff

TDC and union members have agreed to a package of protections that goes well beyond the baseline severance provisions for layoffs agreed to in TDC’s union contract.