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Benchmarks*BidenSandersTrump**
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Year by which the plan aims to achieve net zero emissions20502050None
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Candidate supports the continued use of nuclear powerYesNoYes
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Plan includes recommitting to the Paris AgreementYesYesNo
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Plan prioritizes putting a price on carbon NoNoNo
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Plan includes a carbon border fee adjustmentYesYesNo
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Plan ends subsidies to fossil fuel companiesYesYesNo
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Plan supports holding fossil fuel companies financially responsible
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Candidate articulates how the plan will be paid forxxxxxx
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Plan addresses transitioning workers from carbon-emitting energy sectors and promotes green jobsxxxxx
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Plan addresses best practices for agriculturexxxxx
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Plan addresses improvements in the transportation sectorxxxxxx
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Plan includes investment for public transportationxxxxx
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Plan addresses low and no-carbon energy production xxxx
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Plan includes natural ecosystem restorationxxx
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Plan includes carbon capture xxxx
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Plan rebuilds the US Environmental Protection Agencyxxx
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Plan reverses rollbacks of the Clean Water Actx
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Plan promotes minimizing carbon emissions in current and future infrastructure improvementsxxxxxx
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Plan includes funding for climate researchxxxx
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Plan emphasizes Environmental/Climate Justice issuesxxxx
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___ : Plan does not include
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x: Plan mentions with no detail
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xx: Plan includes benchmark with detail
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xxx: Plan addresses benchmark with extreme detail
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*See Methodology tab for more information
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**Please note that our current adminstration has no explicit climate plan. However, we looked at other sources to gauge his stance on the above benchmarks.
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Candidates in blue are Democrats
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Candidates in red are Republicans
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