Vice President Kamala Harris has already spent years honing her climate message.
Now that the vice president is suddenly thrust into the 2024 presidential race as a leading contender to replace President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket, her stances on policy are ripe for more scrutiny.
Climate and environmental policy are areas where she has a lengthy record dating back to her days as a California district attorney. And she’s bolstered her green bona fides as vice president, emerging as one of the Biden administration’s top messengers on the issue.
Harris has been targeting young audiences with her climate messaging as she’s spoken to high schoolers, universities and climate podcast hosts. She regularly talks about her love of electric school buses, boasts about the massive climate law enacted after her tiebreaking vote in the Senate and touts the administration’s work to replace lead pipes around the country.
