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  • published VECA - History in VECA - Home 2023-08-30 14:43:38 -0400

    History

    VECA's History

    HOW IT BEGAN

    In June 2017, members of the U.S. Climate Action Network (USCAN) voted to develop a climate policy platform based on the demands of climate science, equity, and justice. A large action team of members has led the work of developing the platform. Nearly 200 individuals from more than 106 organizations have participated.

    The result is the Vision for Equitable Climate Action (VECA), a platform of just and equitable policies with the goal of satisfying what climate science says is necessary to hold global average temperature rise to 1.5°C. All signatories of this document are aligned with its underlying principle of immediate, equitable action at the scale needed to respond effectively to the climate crisis, but not necessarily aligned with every detailed policy idea. The document may be amended or supplemented in the future based on the evolution of our work and of knowledge and innovation.

    The authors of VECA represent the diverse landscape of our nation. The contributors included: organizers in remote, rural communities to those living in densely populated urban settings; grassroots, frontline activists to those steeped in federal policy; scientists to faith leaders; people from the East Coast to the West Coast, and points in between.

    THE PROBLEM

    Learn more about the platform.

    THE SCIENCE

    Causes of extreme and catastrophic changes to the planet’s climate system.

    THE INJUSTICE

    Facing those suffering the first and worst of climate change.

    THE ROADBLOCKS

    Responses to hindrances from corrupting influences and power.

     

    VISION FOR EQUITABLE CLIMATE ACTION

    The Vision for Equitable Climate Action (VECA) is a roadmap to prevent the worst of global warming. Acting equitably and ambitiously to reduce greenhouse gases to zero by 2050.

  • published VECA - News in VECA - Home 2023-08-30 14:43:30 -0400

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    NEWS & UPDATES

    NEW CLIMATE POLICY PLATFORM CENTERS ON SOCIAL AND WORKER JUSTICE

    by  | May 11, 2020 | 

    The United States Climate Action Network (USCAN), a network of more than 175 U.S. organizations, announces its Vision for Equitable Climate Action (VECA), a new policy platform that seeks to reckon with and correct historical power imbalances in the climate movement and chart a path forward that eliminates greenhouse gas emissions with justice and equity. This policy platform is also designed to address the need for coordinated political action at all levels in the face of the climate emergency.

    VISION FOR EQUITABLE CLIMATE ACTION

    The Vision for Equitable Climate Action (VECA) is a roadmap to prevent the worst of global warming. Acting equitably and ambitiously to reduce greenhouse gases to zero by 2050.

  • published VECA - Take Action in VECA - Home 2023-08-30 14:43:25 -0400

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    VISION FOR EQUITABLE CLIMATE ACTION

    The Story

    TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS

    In 2018, the U.S. Climate Action Network (USCAN)  invited their members across 175 organizations to the USCAN Equitable and Ambitious Climate Vision Action Team. They went on to develop the VECA platform through a transparent, inclusive process. It presents a vision of just and equitable policies with the goal of satisfying what climate science says is necessary to hold global average temperature rise to 1.5°C.

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    The Story

    PROBLEM STATEMENT

    We are the first generation to feel the effects of climate change and the last to be able to do anything about it. Despite vast scientific evidence and immeasurable harm from climate disruption, efforts to address the climate crisis have been woefully inadequate. The threat to humans and all life systems continues to grow rapidly.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    WHAT WE MUST DO

    POLICY SOLUTIONS

    The policies below comprise what we must do to protect our communities and overcome the injustice and the roadblocks that have prevented us from addressing the climate crisis at scale. We enumerate a list of needed policies and public investments on a sector by sector basis, followed by two overarching issues that are related to all other policy areas, ensuring a just transition and financing the platform, and three non‐sectoral topics.

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    OUR NEWS

    NEW CLIMATE POLICY PLATFORM CENTERS ON SOCIAL AND WORKER JUSTICE

    NEWS RELEASE

    The United States Climate Action Network (USCAN), a network of more than 175 U.S. organizations, announces its Vision for Equitable Climate Action (VECA), a new policy platform that seeks to reckon with and correct historical power imbalances in the climate movement and chart a path forward that eliminates greenhouse gas emissions with justice and equity. This policy platform is also designed to address the need for coordinated political action at all levels in the face of the climate emergency.

    Click here to read our statement about the intersection of Equitable Climate Action and COVID-19.

    Whether you’re a global environmental organization or a neighborhood action team, your group can sign-on to the Vision for Equitable Climate Action. It’s going to take all of us to get the change we need to defeat the climate crisis.

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    VISION FOR EQUITABLE CLIMATE ACTION

    The Vision for Equitable Climate Action (VECA) is a roadmap to prevent the worst of global warming. Acting equitably and ambitiously to reduce greenhouse gases to zero by 2050.

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