Memo: Texas Voters Support Bold Climate Actions
By Danielle Deiseroth Climate Data Analyst, Data for Progress
Executive Summary
A majority of Texas voters are more likely to support candidates who pledge to achieve 100% clean energy by 2035 and refuse fossil fuel money
A majority of Texas voters support key components of Joe Biden’s clean energy jobs and environmental justice plans
Texas voters express high levels of support for transitioning away from fossil fuels and restricting natural gas flaring
A majority of Texas voters support state-level policies to set new efficiency standards, incentivize new clean energy projects, and increase funding for electric vehicles
With the November election right around the corner, voters across the country are making their electoral choices in the midst of two major crises: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the climate crisis. In recent weeks, Americans have witnessed Hurricane Laura make landfall with historic force on the Gulf Coast and wildfires devastate unprecedented amounts of land in California, Oregon, and Washington. There’s no question that climate change is here. Thankfully, momentum is growing to elect leaders that will take bold action to stop it.
