Cap & InvestCap & InvestWhat It Can Do for People and

Wildlife

Cap and Invest = Repowering Cap and Invest = Repowering America & America &

A Clean Energy EconomyA Clean Energy Economy

Questions?Questions?

• At any time during the presentation, you can email us at alerts@nwf.org

Imagine...Imagine...Millions of Clean Energy JobsMillions of Clean Energy Jobs

Clean Energy Can Drive Clean Energy Can Drive America’s Economic America’s Economic

RecoveryRecovery

Imagine...Imagine...Ending Dependency onEnding Dependency onExpensive Fossil FuelsExpensive Fossil Fuels

Imagine...Imagine...Ending Dependency onEnding Dependency onExpensive Fossil FuelsExpensive Fossil Fuels

Imagine...Imagine...Ending Dependency onEnding Dependency onExpensive Fossil FuelsExpensive Fossil Fuels

Threatened Wildlife: Polar Bears

Crosbie, Dan. August 2004. Environment Canada. Accessed 8 September 2006 <http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/content_contenu/images/bearours1.jpg>.

Polar bears in the Beaufort Sea, Canada, August 2004.

Imagine...Imagine...Safeguarding our Natural WorldSafeguarding our Natural World

REPOWER AMERICAREPOWER AMERICA

With Clean ElectricityWith Clean Electricity

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REFUEL AMERICACut Dependency on Oil

REBUILD AMERICACarbon-Free Homes and Offices

RESTORE NATURE

Protect the Natural World that Protects Us

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Running Out of Time to Act

2007 2008

Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly Melting

2007 2008

Delay Is Not An Option

Much of the CO2 we emit lingers in the atmosphere for a century or more,

creating an almost irreversible impact.

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We Need to “Cap” Pollution

Fossil Fuels

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Invest in a Clean, Green and Fair Climate Solution

• “POLLUTER PAYS”• CLEAN: Invest in Clean Energy to

Accelerate Transformation• GREEN: Invest in Safeguarding our Natural

World from Global Warming Impacts to Protect People and Wildlife

• FAIR: Protect Consumers, and Engage All Nations in an Equitable Solution

What About Wildlife?

NWF believes that a sizable amount of cap and invest allowances should be set aside as dedicated funding to

protect and restore the natural resources that people and wildlife depend on, including freshwater ecosystems,

forest lands, and coastal ecosystems.

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Why Now?• President Obama has called on

Congress for legislation that puts a cap on carbon pollution and invests in clean energy technologies.

• Leaders in both chambers of Congress have announced their support for moving climate and energy legislation in the coming months.

• The time for us to speak up for a clean energy future and dedicated wildlife funding is now!

Top Talking Points

We Need Strong Energy and Climate Legislation That...

• Secures a clean energy future • Creates millions of clean energy jobs• Makes polluters pay and invests the money in a

clean, green and fair climate solution• Safeguards our natural world from the impacts of

global warming

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Population: Up 40%

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What Can I Do?

• Write your members of Congress

• Write a letter to the editor

• Meet with your members of Congress

Climate Action Toolkit

NWF.org/ClimateAction

You Can Make A Difference

For Wildlife!

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