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Glad to see more thought on the international dimension. Will dig in.
Inslee includes an expansive section on trade that includes a number of ideas including a climate duty on imports. Similar to the idea that @MBazilian and I wrote about a few weeks ago …townjournalofinternationalaffairs.org/online-edition…
@MBazilian Guess I'll do a thread. Plan starts with pledge to restore US leadership and return to Paris. Similar to Biden here and something I expect any D would do. 3/
@MBazilian Calls for revised NDC with 50% emissions reduction by 2030. That's a heavy lift. 4/ 
@MBazilian Calls for discussion with other major emitters to increase their ambition on NDCs as well. Similar to Biden if memory serves. 5/
@MBazilian Good idea to join the Powering Past Coal alliance. I like this one. Similar to the ideas Nigel Purvis and I talked about with a frontrunner's coalition in our piece for the Atlantic Council. 6/ atlanticcouncil.org/publications/r…
@MBazilian Here is that Powering Past Coal alliance language. 7/
@MBazilian Lots of attention to detail on big and small aspects of international cooperation from support for U.S. Climate Alliance to call for private sector commitments. 8/
@MBazilian Adding teeth to the Paris Agreement through domestic action is solid. 9/
@MBazilian I also like the idea of reconstituting the Major Economies Forum and using it as a venue for discussing targets in different industrial sectors. 10/
@MBazilian The provision about banning OPIC and US multilateral development finance from supporting fossil fuels goes beyond coal and is welcome. 11/
@MBazilian The Inslee plan has a good section on ratifying the Kigali amendment and working on phasing out HFC super pollutants at home and abroad. This is an area where business is supportive and the Trump administration is dallying. 12/
@MBazilian There is great section on methane and black carbon and forming clubs of concerted action. This is similar to but goes beyond the Biden plan with specific targets for methane and black carbon reduction and making these pollutants central issues in various multilateral fora. 13/
@MBazilian Good facet in Inslee plan on aviation which includes full implementation of ICAO CORSIA but also ideas on a domestic aviation emissions reduction effort as well. 14/
@MBazilian Welcome specificity in the Inslee plan on shipping and efforts to make sure the IMO effort on emissions reductions is actually implemented, including a fee on countries not in compliance with the rules. 15/
@MBazilian There is a section in the Inslee plan on reducing emissions from land and forests, which is keeping with advocacy efforts to use natural climate solutions to reduce emissions like this one. 16/ climatelandchallenge.org
@MBazilian I like the emphasis on encouraging low deforestation commodity sourcing both in procurement and in private supply chains, though I wonder if additional USG leverage can be brought to bear. 17/
@MBazilian Interesting section in Inslee plan links climate change to refugee movements and displacement and seeks to put an end to Trump era immigration policies. 18/
@MBazilian Like Biden's plan, there is an extensive discussion of climate and security with an emphasis on impacts on U.S. military bases and missions. Elevation of importance in the NSC. Some Obama executive order restoration here as well. 19/
@MBazilian Idea for a special envoy on Climate and Security at State which would have a mandate well beyond just climate negotiations. 20/
@MBazilian Idea for a Climate and Security Center at the National Intelligence Council. Sort of a revival of the CIA effort on this that was disbanded in the Obama era. 21/
@MBazilian Inslee calls for ending drilling in the Arctic. I think Biden's was a multinational moratorium. This sounds more unilateral but also more permanent. 22/
@MBazilian Specific acknowledgment of "loss and damage" here to work with vulnerable nations. That opens up a can of worms on climate finance. 23/
@MBazilian The trade section starts with making sure that new trade deals have enforceable environmental standards. 24/
@MBazilian There are some nods to labor and environmental protections and support for displaced communities. 25/
@MBazilian There is more detail on how the climate duty mentioned earlier in the thread might work. 26/
@MBazilian There is a call for renewed engagement and support for the Green Climate Fund which will require money from Congress. 27/
@MBazilian Good discussion of catalyzing private sector flows as well here. 28/
@MBazilian Inslee plan talks about making US overseas development assistance climate-smart/climate resilient which is a restoration of some Obama era efforts. 29/
@MBazilian Good discussion about restoring bilateral collaborative efforts between US-China, US-India, and others under the rubric of the Global Climate Change Initiative. 30/
@MBazilian Thoughtful effort of how to revive the Clean Energy Ministerial processes for collaboration on smart grids and other areas. 31/
@MBazilian Like Biden's plan, emphasis on ending fossil fuel subsidies and engaging China on fossil fuel investments under the Belt and Road Initiative. 32/
@MBazilian I really like the emphasis on US-China collaboration on sustainably sourced commodities which will have a major bearing on countries like Brazil. 33/
@MBazilian The plan ends talking about using the Magnitsky act to hold actors to account for corruption, including in the climate space. 34/
@MBazilian All in all, it's incredibly, detailed and thoughtful, and even if @JayInslee doesn't win the nomination, his campaign is a model for driving substantive discussion forward. He'll have credible claims on a Cabinet position, whatever happens. 35/ END
