TO CULTIVATE TRUE CLIMATE RESILIENCE, I WILL

• Establish a publicly accessible climate dashboard including clear indicators so we are finally able track our progress on meeting climate goals.

• Protect Seattle’s Green New Deal funding to maintain and accelerate climate action and sustainability policies and community partnerships citywide.

• As chair of the City Light, Sustainability, and Arts and Culture committee, I will lead in working with Seattle City Light to start planning for and building out renewable power generation that can meet our energy needs, and prevent a purely market driven energy transition that is bound to leave low income residents with the bill for aging gas infrastructure. 

• Support infrastructure investments and leveraging of state and federal funds to modernize existing public buildings and push for adoption of Seattle's Green Building standards. 

• Work to ensure that the City is on track to meet its goal for 2029 to transition all homes to electric heat pumps to move away from use of fracked gas that is currently contributing to a third of our City’s climate pollution. This will help eliminate climate and indoor air pollution, add life saving cooling capacity, and lower energy use through greater efficiency.
  

• Target critical projects that increase green spaces– such as parks, community gardens, and urban forests– in historically under-resourced neighborhoods ensuring equitable access for all communities.

• Establish workforce development initiatives focused on training people in green industries for a just transition.

• Combat car emissions by thoughtfully investing in and encouraging greener modes of transportation.

• Incorporate anti-displacement strategies to keep people’s commutes short, and remain connected to the communities they call home.

• Address localized air and water pollution issues that disproportionately impact young people of color and low income households with partnerships for HVAC improvements in housing, better capture and treatment of stormwater, transition to cleaner vehicles, and other safeguards.

• Address food deserts, food scarcity, and lack of healthy food access through protecting the city’s  Fresh Bucks  programs, expanding community gardens, improving partnerships with local growers and farmers markets, and encouraging union-represented grocery expansion in growing and underserved neighborhoods.

• Partner across the state for affordable energy prices, equitable distribution of solar infrastructure, and accountable utilities.