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  • Rev. Jim Ball
    • Aug 7

Gov. Tim Walz: Climate Champion

As someone who has been engaged as a Christian in climate action for over 30 years I am very pleased that Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate.  That’s because Gov. Walz has one of the strongest climate records of any governor in our nation’s history.


Tim Walz

I don’t know if anyone would have predicted this when he was first elected governor in 2018.  He didn’t run featuring climate as a top concern.  And during his years as a congressman he was supportive but not a champion.


But as Governor, Walz became acutely aware of the increasing impacts of climate change on his state, such as:

  • extreme drought forcing farmers to liquidate their cattle much sooner;

  • health impacts like dangerous air pollution from wildfires from Canada and expanded tick ranges;

  • economic losses from a lack of ice-fishing and cross-country skiing.


As a former linebackers football coach, Gov. Walz is not one to stand around when he sees a threat that must be tackled.  And so he got to work.  His administration joined forces with stakeholders and put together a plan of action, a game plan that he has been busy turning into reality.


Gov. Walz has worked with the legislature to pass over 40 climate initiatives, including:

  • a requirement that 100% of electricity be carbon-free by 2040, the strongest standard in the country;

  • a streamlined permitting process for clean electricity that cuts the time in half;

  • $2 billion in incentives to spur climate action, such as rooftop solar purchases by families and schools, heat pumps, EVs, electric school buses;

  • more EV charging stations, and;

  • worker training and apprenticeship programs.


And what do strong climate policies need to deliver?  As a Union guy Gov. Walz has a very simple answer: good-paying jobs.


Given that Vice President Harris is such a strong climate champion, what we have with Harris-Walz is a climate action dynamic duo!


So let’s work hard to get Harris-Walz elected and help secure a brighter climate future for ourselves, our children, and their children.


The Rev. Jim Ball

Founder and Chair

Evangelicals For Harris





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