Could Environmental Voters Tip the Scales in 2020?

On this week’s Political Climate, we examine whether environmental issues are mobilizing voters in a meaningful way with Nathaniel Stinnett of the Environmental Voter Project.

Julia Pyper October 22, 2020

Julia Pyper

Senior Editor
Greentech Media

Julia Pyper is a Senior Editor at Greentech Media covering the energy transition. She is also the host and producer of the Political Climate podcast. She previously reported for E&E Publishing, and has covered clean energy and climate change issues across the U.S. and abroad, including in India, Haiti, Israel and the Maldives. She holds degrees from McGill and Columbia Universities. Find her on Twitter @JMPyper.

At least 40 million Americans have already cast a ballot in early voting, with still more than a week to go until Election Day.

In this episode of Political Climate, we examine whether environmental issues are mobilizing voters the way that analysts anticipated. Who are those voters, and do they wield significant influence? We discuss with Nathaniel Stinnett, founder of the Environmental Voter Project, a nonpartisan organization focused on identifying inactive environmentalists across the United States and turning them into reliable voters in every election.

This year, the stakes are especially high. Control of the U.S. Senate is very much in play, while Joe Biden and Donald Trump duke it out for the White House with wildly different policy platforms. Could environmental voters tip the scales?

We also consider how fracking and natural disasters are playing into the 2020 election cycle, as well as the rise of “big green” political donors. Plus, we check in on a Texas election bet.