CLIMATE CABINET ACTION
Helping local leaders run, win, and legislate on the climate crisis.
The first national tool to hold state legislators accountable for their votes on climate and environmental justice legislation.
Explore the 2022 Climate Cabinet Scorecard
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Climate Cabinet Action began as a volunteer-based team in 2018, when a Texas state legislature candidate asked for climate talking points and policy solutions that were relevant to her district. We realized that this need was not unique: many candidates want to run on strong climate platforms but don’t have the time to simultaneously run a full-time campaign and do cutting-edge policy analysis. Thus, Climate Cabinet Action was born.
Climate Cabinet Action has supported candidates and pushed climate on the campaign trail in five campaign cycles since 2018. In 2022, we worked with over 200 campaigns, and 80% of our priority candidates (ClimateSlate.com) won. On average, campaigns more than double their climate-related social media engagement after our outreach.
Investing in a clean energy economy will create jobs and help our communities thrive.
Cleaning up our air means protecting our health - a fact which is more apparent than ever as we grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Communities of color are disproportionately burdened with the toxic facilities that power our society. We are working towards a clean, healthy future for everyone.
“Dear Texas: We need state representatives who bring clean energy jobs to Texas — and tackle climate change at the same time. Three things have become clear: Texans are worried about climate change and want to see government action. Communities of color and low-income communities already bear the burden of environmental pollution — and will be hit hardest by a failure to solve the climate crisis. Climate solutions will revitalize our economy…”
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The first national scorecard to hold state legislators accountable for their votes on important climate and environmental justice legislation.
September 2021.
The first national scorecard to hold state legislators accountable for their votes on important climate and environmental justice legislation.
September 2021.
The first national scorecard to hold state legislators accountable for their votes on important climate and environmental justice legislation.
September 2021.
“Three years after Hurricane Harvey, it’s past time Texas elects leaders who will take climate change seriously - and create good-paying jobs while doing it. Luckily, 10 of the worst climate voters in the Texas House are running in flippable districts. (Thread)”
Check out our recent news coverage:
Democratic Gov Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday that requires Minnesota utilities to get 100% of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040, saying he's confident it will stand up against a threatened lawsuit from coal and gas producing North Dakota.
Democratic Gov Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday that requires Minnesota utilities to get 100% of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040, saying he's confident it will stand up against a threatened lawsuit from coal and gas producing North Dakota.
The Midterm Elections may have resulted in a divided Congress, but environmentalists still saw plenty to celebrate, with wins in several key races that could reshape climate politics in the country over the next few years.
Climate action could be moving forward in Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, and even Texas.
With action at the federal level stalled and their communities hit by drought and extreme heat, a growing cohort of down-ballot candidates are prioritizing climate policy. Donor and activists groups are taking notice and lining up to back them.
With federal climate policy blocked by Congress and the Supreme Court, we look at opportunities to advance climate action at state and local levels. Caroline Spears explains how the Climate Cabinet uses big data to find...
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As the smoke clears from the Supreme Court’s major climate ruling last week, legal experts and clean energy groups say the country still has options...
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As the smoke clears from the Supreme Court’s major climate ruling last week, legal experts and clean energy groups say the country still has options...
Climate Cabinet PAC announced it is endorsing Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier in the race for Tallahassee mayor.
By July 2021, nineteen states had passed laws crushing building electrification, and four more had legislation pending. Find out why in Caroline Spears's guest blog.
A podcast for those seeking to better understand climate change and how to help. Today's guest is Caroline Spears, Founder & Executive Director of Climate Cabinet.
Caroline Spears, Executive Director of Climate Cabinet, shares a lesson that helped her get started.
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The first national scorecard to hold state legislators accountable for their votes on important climate and environmental justice legislation.
"St. Paul - MN350 Action, national Climate Cabinet Action group praise climate champions and call on climate laggards to step up."
"As a Republican with a superb environmental record, Senator Kip Bateman is a member of an increasingly endangered species..."
"Climate Cabinet Action set out to analyze state politicians' votes on climate policy over the last six years. It evaluated more than 3,300 state legislators across 25 states..."
"She's bringing climate to a political platform near you. Caroline Spears heard wildly divergent things about climate change while growing up in Houston. The confusion sparked her curiosity and led her to solar finance, where she soon recognized the enormous power that states wield over clean energy."
"Caroline Spears grew up in Houston, the oil and gas capital of the world. In 2018, a candidate running for election to the state legislature asked her for help talking with voters about climate action. Spears soon realized that many smaller, down-ballot campaigns needed that help..."
"Caroline Spears joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career fighting climate change and founding Climate Cabinet where they provide tech-enabled climate policy solutions to candidates across America."
"1400 applications. 100 interviews. 14 investments. Our 2020 portfolio is an investment in the future of the progressive movement. These outstanding leaders are developing infrastructure, building Black and Indigenous power, protecting our democracy, and transforming the local media landscape..."
"How do you elect political candidates who will make tackling climate change a priority? In this episode, we speak to two groups attempting to figure that out and put climate change at the center of races up and down the ballot. In 2018, Caroline Spears launched the Climate Cabinet Action Fund to offer bespoke climate data, policy ideas and messaging suggestions to candidates and lawmakers. The organization currently focuses on the state level, where races are low-budget but highly consequential..."
“As concern over climate change grows and high profile progressive political figures embrace ambitious ideas, candidates with limited resources and time are facing a new challenge: how to craft winning political messages tailored to their districts and backed by the most recent science, health and economic data…”
“Dear Texas: We need state representatives who bring clean energy jobs to Texas — and tackle climate change at the same time. Three things have become clear: Texans are worried about climate change and want to see government action. Communities of color and low-income communities already bear the burden of environmental pollution — and will be hit hardest by a failure to solve the climate crisis. Climate solutions will revitalize our economy…”
“Three years after Hurricane Harvey, it’s past time Texas elects leaders who will take climate change seriously - and create good-paying jobs while doing it. Luckily, 10 of the worst climate voters in the Texas House are running in flippable districts. (Thread)”