2020 Vision
Scientists have given us a timeline — the world has roughly a decade to take meaningful steps to slow climate change. Will Americans elect officials to federal, state, and local governments to ensure the nation does its part? It’s 2020, the planet is on the ballot, and Grist is detailing the stakes.
In This Series
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Election day is nearing, but there’s no end in sight to Trump’s attacks on science
On COVID, climate, and pollution, Trump zigs when the science says to zag.
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‘Climate arsonist’: Biden slams Trump’s wildfire response with a new insult
The presidential candidates just had their first scuffle on climate.
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56 days before the election, Trump bans offshore drilling off three Republican states
“Nobody knows where this came from.”
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Who’s advising Joe Biden on climate? His former rivals.
For the Democratic nominee, the optics of how he approaches climate action are almost as important as the climate policy his team puts forward.
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Environmentalists to Biden: Say no to fossil fuel advisers
Some environmental groups are worried that the campaign’s ambitious goals could be undermined by influence from the fossil fuel industry.
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This 74-year-old senator has a secret weapon: Climate activists
Climate change is a winning issue in Massachusetts.
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![Joe Biden stands in a collage next to an oil pumpjack to represent oil and fracking.]()
![Joe Biden stands in a collage next to an oil pumpjack to represent oil and fracking.]()
Why won’t Biden promise to ban fracking?
The Democratic presidential nominee has adopted many Green New Deal ideas -- but not this one.
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![The Senate Committee on the Climate Criss holds a hearing.]()
![The Senate Committee on the Climate Criss holds a hearing.]()
3 ways the Senate Democrats’ new climate plan is all about money
We read the report so you don't have to.
