Cap & Invest Cap & Invest What It Can Do for People and Wildlife

Cap and Invest = Repowering America & A Clean Energy Economy

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Imagine... Millions of Clean Energy Jobs Clean Energy Can Drive America’s Economic Recovery

Imagine... Ending Dependency on Expensive Fossil Fuels

Threatened Wildlife: Polar Bears Crosbie, Dan. August Environment Canada. Accessed 8 September Polar bears in the Beaufort Sea, Canada, August Imagine... Safeguarding our Natural World

REPOWER AMERICA With Clean Electricity Questions?

REFUEL AMERICA Cut Dependency on Oil

REBUILD AMERICA Carbon-Free Homes and Offices

RESTORE NATURE Protect the Natural World that Protects Us Questions?

Running Out of Time to Act

Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly Melting

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. Questions?

We Need to “Cap” Pollution Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 )

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. Questions?

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

6 Air Pollutants Down 53% Clean Air Act We’ve Cleaned the Air Before GDP: Up 160% Population: Up 40% Questions?

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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