Questions for Candidates 2024

The Union of Concerned Scientists provides a guide for voters to hold 2024 political candidates accountable across several key areas: clean energy and transportation, climate accountability, climate change resilience, food system reform, nuclear weapons policy and justice, and the protection of scientific integrity within federal agencies.

• The United States is currently a global leader in renewable energy deployment, yet its production of oil and fossil gas reached record highs in the previous year.
• The transportation sector is the primary source of global warming emissions in the United States and causes significant public health issues, with Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities disproportionately affected by tailpipe pollution and historic infrastructure decisions.
• The year 2023 was the hottest on record, and the US National Climate Assessment indicates that every region in the country is experiencing unprecedented changes that will worsen as global emissions increase.
• The US government's history of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining, often on Indigenous land, has caused extensive contamination; while the Senate previously passed legislation for restitution to exposed individuals, it was removed from final budget bills.
• The US food system is described as being controlled by a few powerful corporations, and the upcoming food and farm bill is identified as a critical opportunity to integrate climate, nutrition, conservation, and equity protections.

APA

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Chicago

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@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2024questions, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Questions for Candidates 2024}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2024}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ucs.org/resources/questions-candidates-2024}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }