{"id":4836,"date":"2014-04-09T14:58:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T19:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2016-12-22T10:29:25","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T15:29:25","slug":"what-the-growing-latino-community-can-do-for-climate-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2014\/04\/09\/what-the-growing-latino-community-can-do-for-climate-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"What the growing Latino community can do for climate politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(This post originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/09\/what-growing-latino-community-can-do-climate-politics\">EDF Voices<\/a>. Para leer in Espanol <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/californiadream\/2014\/04\/09\/lo-que-la-creciente-comunidad-latina-podria-lograr-para-las-politicas-del-cambio-climatico\/\">haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 2012 Latinos made up\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewhispanic.org\/2012\/11\/07\/latino-voters-in-the-2012-election\/\">1 in 10 voters<\/a>\u00a0and helped decide the Presidential election with record-setting voter margins. Last month in California, the most populous state in the nation, the Hispanic population surpassed that of non-Hispanic whites. The only other state to reach this benchmark is New Mexico, where the Latino population is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/quickfacts.census.gov\/qfd\/states\/35000.html\">almost 10% larger than that of non-Hispanic whites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the Latino population continues to grow across the country, so does its influence in key political arenas. In battleground states like Florida, Colorado, and Nevada, Latinos accounted for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewhispanic.org\/2012\/11\/07\/latino-voters-in-the-2012-election\/\">17, 14, and 18 percent<\/a>\u00a0of voters in 2012, respectively, an increase from previous elections. The trend has reignited a lively discussion about the influence of the American Latino community, the \u201csleeping giant\u201d of American politics.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a lesser-known political trend that is emerging among the country\u2019s youngest and fastest-growing demographic: the\u00a0<strong>demand among Latinos for action<\/strong>\u00a0to address climate change. In a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/media\/2014\/140123b.asp\">new national poll<\/a>\u00a0released last month by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Latino Decisions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9 out of 10 Latino voters \u201cwant the government to take action against the dangers of global warming and climate change\u201d<\/li>\n<li>8 in 10 Latinos want the President to curb the carbon pollution that causes climate change<\/li>\n<li>86% of Latinos support limits on carbon pollution from power plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How is this demographic shift significant to environmental advocacy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The implications of this demographic moving so clearly in favor of pro-environmental policies is significant. For one, environmental policy issues are likely to fast become determining issues for Latino voters on\u00a0<strong>both sides of the aisle<\/strong>. According to Latino Decisions, a leader in Latino political opinion research, the only other policy issue that has received such high levels of support is immigration reform, an issue in the lead among the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latinodecisions.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/05\/new-poll-immigration-policy-stance-directly-tied-to-winning-the-latino-vote\/\">most significant deciding issues<\/a>\u00a0for Latino voters across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>This demographic shift is also significant as the impacts of climate change become more severe. In recent months,\u00a0<strong>key electoral states<\/strong>\u00a0with large Latino populations have felt the devastating effects of climate change, from the unprecedented flooding in Colorado to California\u2019s historic drought. With\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.votolatino.org\/about\">50,000 Latinos turning 18 every month<\/a>, a solid stance on environmental policy may fast become a make or break issue for elected officials in these states and at the national level.<\/p>\n<p>Combined, these trends paint a clear picture, one of a Latino population that disproportionately supports action on climate change and that is increasingly influential in key political states.<\/p>\n<p>Environmentalists, take note: this is a\u00a0<strong>major opportunity<\/strong>for the environmental movement to move forward policy that has stalled in the past. Equally as urgent, it is a tremendous opportunity to elevate the voices of Latinos, among other communities of color, disproportionately affected by environmental issues. A few examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s a chance to build support for green jobs initiatives, many of which will be undertaken by Latinos and Latinas<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s a call to arms to better address the environmental health impacts that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2967224\/\">disproportionately affect Latino communities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perhaps most important, it\u2019s an open door to create more space for diversity in a movement that needs broader support to succeed, and one that will be more effective by better engaging underrepresented communities. How well we do this will be a measure of how quickly and how equitably we hope to meaningfully address climate change, the defining issue of our time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This post originally appeared on EDF Voices. 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