Where do the 2020 Democratic candidates stand on the climate crisis?

In California - which hosts its primary on Tuesday - voters are all too familiar with the toll of environmental disasters

With the California Democratic primary taking place on Super Tuesday this presidential season, the most populous, delegate-rich state in the US will have more influence than ever over choosing the party's nominee. That influence will reflect the particular priorities of California Democratic primary voters, who in a December poll named the climate crisis as their highest priority for the next president.

In the Golden state, climate priorities are not just a matter of lowering emissions and preventing further catastrophe, but also planning to adapt for the kinds of disasters Californians have come to know all too well. Rising seas lap at communities up and down the Pacific coast, and devastating wildfires since 2017 have killed more than 150 people and destroyed more than 35,000 structures.