Where the Candidates Currently Stand

Positions on Key Global Warming Policies LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS

BIDEN CLINTON DODD EDWARDS GRAVEL KUCINICH OBAMA RICHARDSON

KEY POLICIES LCV’S POSITION

Cap on Carbon Emissions

To avoid the worst impacts of Supports a cap
80% reductions Supports 80% Supports 80% Supports 80% Supports at least 80% Supports 80% Supports 80% Supports 90%
global warming, we need to but no specified
by 2050 reductions by 2050 reductions by 2050 reductions by 2050 reductions by 2050 reductions by 2050 reductions by 2050 reductions by 2050
place a national limit (or cap) target
on carbon emissions.

Fuel Efficiency Increasing the

fuel efficiency of our cars and Supports 40 mpg Supports 50 mpg Supports 40 mpg Supports 40 mpg Supports 50 mpg
40 mpg fleetwide Supported 35 mpg No articulated Supported 33 mpg
trucks is one of the biggest steps fleetwide standard standard for cars fleetwide standard fleetwide standard fleetwide standard
standard in ten years standard by 2020 position in ten years
we can take to reduce global by 2020 by 2017 by 2016 by 2020 by 2020
warming pollution.

Renewable Electricity Stan-

dard (RES) The U.S. only gets
Supports 30%
2% of its electricity from renew- 20% renewables Supports 20% Supports 20% Supports 20% Supports 25% No articulated Supports 20% Supports 20%
renewables by 2020
ables. An RES would require utili- by 2020 renewables by 2020 renewables by 2020 renewables by 2020 renewables by 2025 position renewables by 2010 renewables by 2020
and 50% by 2040
ties to get a certain percentage
of electricity from renewables

Energy Efficiency Increasing

the efficiency of buildings, appli- Reduce energy Supports 10% Supports 10% Supports 15% Supports 15% Supports 10% Supports 10% Supports a 20%
No articulated
ances and utilities is the quick- consumption reduction in energy reduction in energy decrease in electricity decrease in electricity reduction in energy reduction in energy increase in energy
position
est and cheapest way to reduce 10% by 2020. consumption by 2020 consumption by 2020 consumption by 2018 consumption by 2018 consumption by 2020 consumption by 2020 productivity by 2020
global warming pollution.

Supports ban on Supports ban on

Coal Plants The U.S. relies on Supports a ban on all
New coal plants must new coal plants new coal plants
coal for 50% of its electricity, new coal plants unless No articulated No articulated No articulated No articulated No articulated
capture and store unless they capture unless they capture
and coal is the greatest source they capture and store position position position position position
carbon emissions and store carbon and store carbon
of global warming pollution. carbon emissions.
emissions emissions

Liquid Coal This technology

Supports investing Supports investing
would turn coal into a fuel, mak-
Opposes development Opposes investment in liquid coal if it Opposes investment Opposes investment No articulated No articulated in liquid coal if it Opposes investment
ing us more dependent on coal.
of liquid coal in liquid coal reduces carbon in liquid coal in liquid coal position position reduces carbon in liquid coal
Currently, the U.S. does not use
pollution by 20% pollution by 20%
any coal as a fuel in our cars.