EVEN if the United States does not re-elect the Worst Person to Ever Live to the presidency on November 5, progressive measures to address climate change could still suffer a major blow, depending on the outcome of state and congressional races, as well as one closely watched ballot initiative in the state of Washington. Initiative 2117, which was added to the ballot after proponents were able to gather 400,000 voters' signatures, would appeal Washington's Climate Commitment Act, which has the goal of cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the state to half of 1990 levels by 2030.
In the last report, the forecast for whether the initiative would pass (a "yes" vote is in favor of repealing the law) was it was too close to call. If it does pass, overturning the less than two-year-old measure could have serious implications for climate action efforts in other parts of the country as well.
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