Hi all, 

We’re ready for a historic debate tonight. The first ever where climate is one of the six announced topics of the evening. Kristen Welker needs to ask substantive questions about each candidate’s plan to tackle the climate crisis, not just if they believe the science. (We already know where they stand. Trump denies it. Biden listens to scientists and experts.) 

Here are a few resources we thought might be helpful and some tweets you can send out (right now! Do it!)

If you share one thing before tonight’s debate: It's not enough to just ask about the science at the debate tonight. Kristen Welker must ask serious climate questions that push Trump and Biden to detail their concrete plans for bold climate action. 

Want more? Here’s our message guidance and the rapid response toolkit we’ve prepared for tonight... and here are some ready-to-tweet facts:

• 30+ Editorial Boards have cited climate as a reason for endorsing Joe Biden https://www.climatepower2020.org/resources/editorial-board-endorsements/

• Wildfires have burned nearly 8.5 million acres and supercharged hurricanes and other extreme climate disasters have already cost us $46.6 BILLION this year. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/events/US/2020

• Trump thinks climate change is a “hoax”, rolled back 100 environmental safeguards and loaned the fossil fuel industry $181 MILLION in September alone. https://bailoutwatch.org/analysis/fed-backed-loans-to-fossil-fuels-jump

• Tonight will be the first time in history that climate change has been an announced topic at a presidential debate. https://www.climatepower2020.org/resources/the-politics-of-climate-have-changed/
  
• So far in 2020, Trump has told over 567 climate lies. https://www.climatepower2020.org/bs-tracker/

And ahead of tonight, here are a few tweets we’ll be lifting up (and we think you should too!): Christy Goldfuss, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Leah Stokes, Lisa Friedman, Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, Brady Dennis, Jamal Raad, PoPville

We’ll talk later tonight!

Thanks,

Sydney + Climate Power 2020 Team

PS: Need more information? Our toolkit for tonight, has everything you need, including: 

• Message Guidance: The Climate Crisis is Here. Debate Questions Must Match the Urgency of the Moment
• The Candidates on Climate: Trump v. Biden on Climate
• Trump’s Lies: Trump’s top climate lies and how to respond
• Rapid Response Fact Sheets: Key facts, message guidance, and more
• Memo: It’s not enough to just ask about climate
• Graphics! (Download Here)

Sydney Snow

Senior Political Director

Climate Power 2020 Website | Twitter

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