Jay Inslee Petitions DNC For 2020 Debate On Climate

Axios reports:

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who is running a climate-focused (and longshot) 2020 campaign, last night asked the Democratic National Committee to set up a debate focused solely on climate change.

“This can’t be a one-off question where candidates get to give a soundbite and move on,” Inslee, who launched a petition, said in a statement. “Climate change is at the heart of every issue that matters to voters, and voters deserve to hear what 2020 presidential candidates plan to do about it.”

The DNC offered an extremely noncommittal statement last night, even as the party emphasized the topic’s importance and said Republicans “refuse to even acknowledge that climate change is real.”