How can we be spending just $12 per person on climate and the environment when our peers are putting in $245—and we’re still 95% below their median? We’re not just lagging behind, we’re practically in last place while the planet burns, and now they want to drag us even lower by only bringing us up to $220 when half of comparable countries are already spending more than that.
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“Socialists and Democrats believes in investing in the protection of our environment. We are committed to proposing a budget review that increases funding for climate and environmental policies, bringing our investment at least in line with what other countries are already doing. This proposal is economically sustainable. It is time to stop ignoring the evidence: we must take action to protect our environment, and we must do it now.”