They debate, you decide

Earlier this month Seattle University hosted a debate between former state senator Reuven Carlyle, architect of the Cap-and-Invest Climate Commitment Act (CCA), and hedge fund manager Brian Heywood, primary backer of Initiative 2117 which would repeal the CCA.

We encourage you to watch the one-hour debate and decide for yourself: Was this debate as lopsided as it seemed to us?

 If you have a Tik Tok trained attention span, here are a few short clips that answer key questions:

Will I-2117 lower gas prices?

Will the CCA lower carbon emissions?

Do we know where the revenues raised by the CCA are going?

What’s the alternative to the CCA?

Why is BP America supporting the CCA?

Why vote No on I-2117?

Know someone who’d be interested in keeping up with climate action in the Evergreen State? Please forward this newsletter and suggest they subscribe with this link.

Check out the facts about gas prices in Washington state:

Read the report, watch the webinar. The CCA Jobs & Economic Benefits Report from Greenline Insights is a deep analysis of the projected impact Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) will have on our state’s economy, and it shows the CCA has the potential to create over 45,000 jobs and generate $9.1 billion in economic output over 8 years, all benefits that will be lost if the CCA is repealed due to actions by the Legislature or voters. With leveraged federal, local, and private-sector funding, the economic output could rise to $51 billion. For every dollar invested by the state, Greenline Insights projects up to $13 in economic growth.

Jonah Kurman-Faber of Greenline Insights presented the key findings of this report in a powerful webinar, which you may watch here: