Hillary Clinton speaks on environmental policy

On Sunday Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton explained her platform on environmental policy in a video posted to her campaign website. She said that she plans to set the US on a path toward generating enough renewable energy to power every household by 2027.

From CNN:

“I am just a grandmother with two eyes and a brain and I know what is happening in the world is going to have a big effect on my daughter and especially my granddaughters,” Clinton said, using a line she often delivers at campaign events. “You don’t have to be a scientist to take on this urgent challenge that threatens us all. You just have to be willing to act.”

Clinton’s environmental platform is primarily concentrated on residential power usage and focuses on solar energy as a solution. She promised that by the end of her theoretical first presidential term, the US would have over 500 million solar panels installed across the country.

Clinton also emphasized building an energy grid more focused on renewable energy.

Photo from Hillary Clinton campaign in Iowa

From CNN: According to a fact sheet circulated by Clinton’s campaign, she would hope to increase output of solar energy by 700% by the end of the decade.

On Monday, Clinton will tour the LEED Platinum certified Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) Central Station and expand on her push for clean, renewable energy.

Part of the presidential candidate’s plan to encourage this renewable energy is to incentivize investment with increased government grants and tax incentives, as well as expanding renewable energy on public lands.

“The decisions we make in the next decade can make all of this possible. Or, they can keep us trapped in the past,” Clinton says in the video. “We cannot wait any longer. It is time we stand for healthier climate, stand for cleaner air, for science, for innovation, for our children. For reality, for the future.”