Combat the climate crisis to ensure the next generation inherits a habitable planet
The Earth does not wait for debate. While politicians stall and corporations profit, the oceans rise, forests burn, and storms grow stronger. Climate change is not a distant threat—it is here, and it is accelerating. The time for half-measures is over.
A livable planet is the foundation of prosperity. We must build a future where innovation, not climate destruction, powers our world.
The climate crisis is an emergency that demands an emergency response. With wildfires ravaging our cities, and superstorms battering our coasts and tearing up our heartlands, Project 2029 is rising to the occasion to provide a transformative, comprehensive climate policy agenda. Our day one action plan includes:
Terminating the National Energy Emergency declaration, which directed the Environmental Protection Agency to allow year-round sales of E15 gasoline (gasoline with 15% ethanol), loosened environmental permit rules, bypassed endangered species rules, and enabled the federal government to fast-track permits for fossil fuel production. Terminating this declaration will enable the federal government to reestablish a proper environmental review process when issuing energy permits.
Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord to reassert U.S. leadership in the global fight against climate change and restore credibility on the world stage. The executive branch has the authority to reenter international agreements without waiting for congressional approval, especially when national interest and global cooperation are at stake. The Paris Accord provides a critical framework for emissions reduction, innovation investment, and climate resilience.
Declaring a National Climate Emergency to protect the country from increasingly dire climate threats and replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. Congress enacted emergency powers to allow the executive branch flexibility to respond to extraordinary events. The climate emergency is the pinnacle of extraordinary events faced in our lifetimes. Three key emergency statutes – the National Emergencies Act, the Defense Production Act, and the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act – equip the President with the necessary tools to aggressively combat this crisis and spark a renewable energy revolution.
Issuing an Executive Order directing all federal agencies to deny permits for new fossil fuel infrastructure projects, including but not limited to pipelines, import and export terminals, storage facilities, refineries, and petrochemical plants
Issuing an Executive Order redirecting military spending to carry out rapid renewable energy project construction to defend our country from climate change, which is the ultimate national security threat. Pursuant to the National Emergencies Act and the Defense Production Act, the Secretary of Defense must redirect a portion of military spending to carry out a rapid construction program of renewable energy projects to meet a significant portion of the nation's power needs. The program shall prioritize photovoltaic solar installations built on already existing structures and environmentally conscious wind farms, and in doing so, generate a substantial number of new family-sustaining jobs, while leveraging the Defense Production Act to boost domestic production of solar panels, insulation, heat pumps, and other clean energy resources
Restoring the Memorandum on Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Solar Photovoltaic Modules and Module Components. This memorandum invoked Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to boost domestic manufacturing of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and their key components, including ingots, wafers, solar glass, and cells, by formally designating them as critical to national defense. The determination recognized that the United States’ solar industry, without federal intervention, could not sufficiently scale up production promptly to meet the demands of the growing clean energy economy, national security, and energy resilience. It authorized the Department of Energy to take direct actions, such as making purchases, committing to future orders, and funding production, to accelerate expansion through stimulating the domestic supply chain.
Restoring the Memorandum on Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Insulation. This memorandum used the authority of Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to declare insulation a critical material necessary for national defense and clean energy infrastructure. The determination found that without federal intervention, the domestic industry could not scale up production of insulation materials quickly enough to meet urgent needs. In authorizing the Department of Energy to take direct actions, including purchasing insulation and funding its manufacture, it aimed to rapidly boost the domestic supply.
Restoring the Memorandum on Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Electrolyzers, Fuel Cells, and Platinum Group Metals. This memorandum invoked Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to bolster domestic manufacturing of electrolyzers, fuel cells, and platinum group metals (key components in hydrogen energy systems and other advanced clean energy technologies). By officially designating these items as essential to national defense, the memorandum authorized the Department of Energy to use direct actions, including purchases and production support, to rapidly increase domestic capacity.
Restoring the Memorandum on Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Electric Heat Pumps. This memorandum utilized Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to accelerate and expand domestic manufacturing of electric heat pumps (energy-efficient devices that are key to decarbonizing buildings and reducing reliance on fossil fuels) by formally recognizing electric heat pumps as critical to national defense due to their role in ensuring resilient, secure, and sustainable energy infrastructure. The memorandum determined that the U.S. industrial base was not equipped to meet demand for these technologies on its own in a timely fashion, particularly amid global supply chain constraints, and empowered the Department of Energy to purchase orders and provide financial incentives that rapidly boost production.
Directing the Department of Energy to steer federal financing toward clean energy projects and community-focused energy models in places most harmed by the fossil-fuel economy, while directing the Department of Commerce and other agencies to guard against any unintended price increases.
Using emergency authority to issue loan guarantees that help communities and developers build new renewable energy, support homeowners and building owners with electrification and efficiency upgrades, and push utilities to modernize the grid with resilient, decentralized technologies.
Restoring Executive Order 14030 to reestablish a comprehensive federal strategy to assess and mitigate climate-related financial risks across the U.S. economy.
Directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to construct renewable and distributed energy systems in communities vulnerable to climate disasters, while winding down the construction of fossil fuel-related infrastructure.
