2020 CO Senatorial race: on Energy & Oil


John Hickenlooper: 100% renewable energy economy by 2050

Hickenlooper calls for transition to a 100% renewable energy economy with net-zero emissions by 2050, with an interim goal of a 43% reduction below 2005 levels in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. He will work to transition to a green economy through investment in government-funded climate technology research and development, a transition to electric vehicles, and develop a workforce focused on transitioning out of the fossil fuel industry into green jobs.
Source: ScienceDebate.org on 2020 Colorado Senate race Nov 3, 2020

Cory Gardner: Pushed for clean-tech investments

Q: Consider human-caused climate change a serious threat, and address by limiting output of greenhouse gases?

Corey Gardner: Mixed. "Humans are contributing to climate change." Will push for clean-tech investments, but voted against cutting carbon emissions from power plants.

John Hickenlooper: Yes. "The defining challenge of our time." Must face with "fierce sense of urgency." Would rejoin Paris Accord; calls for 100% renewable energy by 2050.

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Colorado Senate race Oct 10, 2020

John Hickenlooper: Calls for 100% renewable energy by 2050

Q: Consider human-caused climate change a serious threat, and address by limiting output of greenhouse gases?

John Hickenlooper: Yes. "The defining challenge of our time." Must face with "fierce sense of urgency." Would rejoin Paris Accord; calls for 100% renewable energy by 2050.

Corey Gardner: Mixed. "Humans are contributing to climate change." Will push for clean-tech investments, but voted against cutting carbon emissions from power plants.

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Colorado Senate race Oct 10, 2020

John Hickenlooper: Climate change a threat, green energy means new jobs

The two men also argued about energy, with Gardner renewing accusations that Hickenlooper, a former petroleum geologist, would end 230,000 jobs in the fossil fuel industry because of fears of climate change. Hickenlooper called climate change "an existential threat" and argued an investment in green energy would create a record number of new jobs.
Source: Denver Post on 2020 Colorado Senate debate Oct 6, 2020

Cory Gardner: Opposes ending coal use; would kill jobs

Gardner slammed Hickenlooper for trying to end coal, noting that such policies kill jobs. The Democratic candidate is a former petroleum geologist who wants to expand the renewable energy industry to speed the transition off fossil fuels. "He wants to put you out of work," Gardner warned energy workers of Hickenlooper.
Source: CBS-Denver on 2020 Colorado Senate debate Oct 2, 2020

Alice Madden: Dire need to forge solutions to the climate crisis

Madden said, "The dire need to forge solutions to the climate crisis is the reason I entered the U.S. Senate race against Cory Gardner," Madden allowed. "It is the defining issue of our time, and it's something to which I have and will continue to dedicate my career."
Source: Westword.com on 2020 Colorado Senate race Oct 11, 2019

Alice Madden: Sense of urgency to act on addressing climate change

Madden says, "I'm driven by a sense of urgency to act on saving the environment and addressing climate change. I'm considered to be the strongest and most experienced environmental and clean-energy advocate in the race."

As these comments suggest, climate change and issues tied to it are among the most important issues for Madden; she hasn't embraced the entirety of the Green New Deal, but she sees a lot of promising elements in it that could and should be pushed forward.

Source: Westword.com on 2020 Colorado Senate race Oct 11, 2019

Dan Baer: Address climate change, but not the Green New Deal

He's also a strong advocate for legislation to address climate change; he stops short of embracing the Green New Deal, but praises the proposal for the way it demands major progress on an urgent issue as opposed to settling for small, intermediary steps.
Source: Westword.com on 2020 Colorado Senate race Apr 30, 2019

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Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
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CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
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Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
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Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
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Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
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