STATEMENT FROM NEXTGEN CLIMATE PRESIDENT TOM STEYER ON BERNIE SANDERS’ COMMITMENT TO #50BY30

Today, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders joins Hillary Clinton in signing NextGen Climate’s #50by30 pledge to power America with more than 50 percent clean energy by 2030. Below is a statement from NextGen Climate President Tom Steyer on Sen. Sanders’ commitment to #50by30:

“Today, Senator Bernie Sanders stood with 27,000 New Hampshire climate action voters and Americans across the country by pledging to power our country with more than 50 percent clean energy by 2030. With the primary just a day away, Sen. Sanders’ pledge is a clear sign of just how important climate action and clean energy have become in this race.”