Windmills And Solar Farm

The IRA Accelerator

Protecting and Accelerating the IRA

Passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was just a start—now we must invest deeply in accelerating implementation of the IRA’s benefits in order to realize its full potential—and we must ensure the money makes its way to the right communities as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, a traveling circus of fossil fuel disinformation is derailing counties and townships across the United States from approving utility-scale clean energy projects, undermining the IRA, and standing in the way of state-based ambition to pass 100% clean energy legislation. The vast majority of proposed utility-scale clean energy projects are in rural zip codes and Republican-held districts.

At the same time, just a third of the American public knows that the IRA has been enacted into a law. In order to protect the IRA and maximize its benefits, we must also work quickly to socialize the consumer-facing benefits of the IRA to average Americans.

And, we must help soften the ground to accelerate decarbonization across energy, industry and transport across the United States—but particularly in rural communities.
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OUR MAIN TACTICS

1. Strategic Communications and Media

  • Use smart data and mapping software to identify which communities have the most capacity for utility-scale clean energy projects to target our media dollars most efficiently.
  • Run large-scale, measurable mass persuasion campaigns to inoculate and educate community members in these areas about the economic incentives and community benefits of clean energy projects.
  • Support local governments and voters with the information they need to apply for federal dollars locally.
  • Use storytelling to tell the stories of young people, and voters of all ages, who have benefited directly from clean energy projects in their communities.

2. Local Organizing

  • Mobilize our 1.1 million Youth Action Network members to show up, testify, conduct petition drives, educate leaders, tell their stories, and ultimately advocate to advance new utility-scale clean energy in their communities.

3. Diverse Participation in Our Democracy

  • Register, educate and turn out diverse youth voters up and down the ballot through both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) voter engagement programs.

Active Campaigns

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Give Freeport LNG The Red Light

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Tell Congress To Implement An Excise Tax On Virgin Plastic

Tell Congress: Implement A Tax on Plastic Manufacturers

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Usher In A Renewable Revolution

Demand your governor pass 100% clean legislation.

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Tell Your Senators: Reject the Dirty Permitting Reform Bill

Tell Your Senators: Reject the Dirty Permitting Reform Bill

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Demand Action for East Palestine

Send an email to Governor DeWine demanding that he prioritizes the health and safety of the residents in East Palestine, OH.

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Help Get JPMorgan Chase To Stop Funding Fossil Fuels

Add your name to the movement calling for JPMorgan Chase to divest their billions of investments in fossil fuels!

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Demand RBC Stop Funding The Coastal GasLink Pipeline

Sign the petition to get RBC to pull all funding from the Coastal GasLink pipeline!

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