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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Dharna Noor

As household bills soar, is it time for a ‘working-class climate agenda’?

people hold a banner that reads 'big oil profits workers pay'
Climate activists block a highway ramp near the offices of the American Petroleum Institute (API) in Washington DC on 1 May 2026. Photograph: Bryan Dozier/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Americans do not care about the climate crisis, only economic issues: that’s the message some wonks have put forth in the past year, as the Trump administration has dismantled environmental protections. But the shift away from climate is misguided, an influential group of progressives is arguing.

“The climate crisis is a core driver of the cost-of-living crisis and instability we see across the economy,” says a new policy platform from left-leaning thinktank Climate and Community Institute (CCI).

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