{"id":567,"date":"2021-09-15T14:57:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valcv26.wpenginepowered.com\/newsroom\/recent-polling-finds-climate-action-environmental-protection-are-key-mobilizing-issues-for-swing-voters\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T14:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:57:04","slug":"recent-polling-finds-climate-action-environmental-protection-are-key-mobilizing-issues-for-swing-voters","status":"publish","type":"valcv_release","link":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/newsroom\/recent-polling-finds-climate-action-environmental-protection-are-key-mobilizing-issues-for-swing-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent polling finds climate action, environmental protection are key mobilizing issues for swing voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Poll emphasizes that Virginia voters strongly favor action to cut pollution, expand clean energy<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">RICHMOND \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SdKayv1QW450LepqGsDo8VVpWPgP_FTU\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SdKayv1QW450LepqGsDo8VVpWPgP_FTU\/view?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631803776493000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEOxmn7iEnZFBUFWEukanEg3x49vw\">Recent polling<\/a> conducted by Global Strategies Group on behalf of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters finds that addressing climate change, expanding clean energy, and safeguarding our environment are important issues in mobilizing key swing voters in the 2021 elections \u2013\u00a0a key constituency in securing a victory this fall and maintaining our Conservation Majority in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis poll reinforces the fact that Virginia voters care about clean air and a healthy environment, and they expect their leaders to act instead of ignoring science,\u201d said Michael Town, executive director of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. \u201cWe\u2019ve already seen this play out in the 2017 and 2019 electoral cycles as we secured Virginia\u2019s first-ever Conservation Majority, which delivered on key environmental priorities. It\u2019s clear that voters want to see us continue this vital work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Among the poll\u2019s critical findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Virginia LCV-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe leads his opponent Glenn Youngkin by 5 points in this race, with room to grow his lead in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Sixty-three percent of voters statewide have a favorable view of actions that cut climate-disrupting carbon emissions; support for climate action is even higher among swing and motivation targets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Nearly 60 percent of voters support the landmark Virginia Clean Economy Act after hearing both arguments for and against this effort to push Virginia to 100 percent clean electricity, with support again being higher with important swing and motivation targets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">After learning more about Virginia Republicans\u2019 poor record on climate action and environmental protection, McAuliffe\u2019s lead in this race doubled to 10 points over his rival, driven by a big uptick in voter-rich Northern Virginia.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There is substantial daylight between McAuliffe and Youngkin on issues of climate action and clean energy. While McAuliffe would stay the course on addressing climate change and creating more jobs in our fastest growing job sector \u2013 clean energy \u2013 Donald Trump-endorsed Youngkin is already on the record opposing Virginia\u2019s efforts to expand clean energy and address climate change, championing instead a misguided push to continue the combustion of fossil fuels as part of our long-term energy mix, a position not all that surprising from a candidate whose private sector experience involved deep ties to the fossil fuel industry.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While serving as an executive of Carlyle Group, Youngkin\u2019s firm invested in five of the nation\u2019s 20 largest oil and gas producers, and he personally pitched investors on a $4 billion fund to further deepen Carlyle\u2019s investments in the same energy sources already disrupting our climate.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s clear that if elected Governor, Youngkin would take Virginia in the wrong direction, standing in the way of cleaner air and a clean energy economy. This is why over the coming months, Virginia LCV will be hard at work helping elect conservation champions, while connecting with voters across the state, making the link between environmental protections, public health and a strong economy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">More information about Virginia LCV\u2019s electoral and endorsement efforts is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valcvpac.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.valcvpac.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631803776494000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2GXxsk0Hip_wNaHgasMmcjFkOkQ\">www.valcvpac.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poll emphasizes that Virginia voters strongly favor action to cut pollution, expand clean energy RICHMOND \u2013 Recent polling conducted by Global Strategies Group on behalf of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters finds that addressing climate change, expanding clean energy, and safeguarding our environment are important issues in mobilizing key swing voters in the 2021 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-567","valcv_release","type-valcv_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/valcv_release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/567\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}