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Proposal ID997
Proposal2020 Platform Amendment:Chapter III, Section A Climate Change
PresenterPlatform Committee Sponsor: Platform Committee
Floor ManagerAnita Rios
PhaseClosed - Failed
Discussion02-03-2020 - 03-01-2020
Voting03-02-2020 - 03-08-2020
Presens QuorumTwo Thirds of Active Accredited States/Caucuses
Consens QuorumTwo Thirds of Yes and No Votes

Background

Our Platform currently calls for various and inconsistent amounts of greenhouse gas reductions by 2020, 2030 and 2050.  Also, since we will soon be publishing a 2020 Platform, it no longer makes sense to speak of 2020 as a future goal. Thus, to update this, and to avoid conflicting and confusing numbers, the Platform Committee urges that the following proposal be approved.

Proposal

Change the following numbers in the Platform as specified below in order to update the Platform and assure consistency.
Chapter III: Ecological Sustainability
A.  Climate Change

Our Position

[Current Text] Greens want to stop runaway climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions at least 40% by 2020 and 95% by 2050, over 1900 levels.

[Proposed Text] Greens want to stop runaway climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions at least 50% by 2030 and 95% by 2050 over 1900 levels.
a. . . . . [Current Text]  . . . Create 20 million jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, . . .

. . . [Proposed Text] . . . Create 20 million jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2060...
Green Solutions
1.Strong International Climate Treaty

[Current Text] We call for legally binding commitments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2020 and a 95% reduction by 2030 over 1990 levels.

[Proposed Text]  We call for legally binding commitments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030 and a 95% reduction by 2050 over 1990 levels.

4. More Efficiency and Conservation

a.[Current Text]  Transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 using wind, solar, ocean, small-scale hydro, and geothermal power.

[Proposed Text]  Transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2060 using wind, solar, ocean, small-scale hydro, and geothermal power.

Resources

Approval of this proposal will amend the 2018 GPUS Platform.

Contact(s):
Platform Committee platcom@gp.org; Co-chairs Bruce Hinkforth, Tim Willard
 

References

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