Same question, every candidate · Empower Our Future climate forum
Climate hushing: political leaders now seem reluctant to connect negative everyday experiences to climate change and its driver, carbon pollution. How do you plan to be vocal and lead on climate?
Asked at the Empower Hour: Climate and Energy Forum with Boulder Mayoral Candidates, October 6, 2026.
Each page shows one forum question and every candidate we quote on it, in ballot order. There are no scores. We mark yes or no only when the candidate said it outright. A blank means they didn't, so read the quote. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.
| Candidate | In their words |
|---|---|
| Lisa Ann Jacobs | Boulder needs to legislate that new construction is only allowed to have heat pumps, no gas or oil infrastructure. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 21:42 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Taishya Adams | how do we accelerate on the implementation and to Achilles comments do so in a way that holds people accountable, make sure that our budget and resource allocation are sufficient. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 13:34 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Aaron Brockett | We need to continue to increase our investments in wildfire preparedness, but not at the expense of our incredibly important climate work. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 20:30 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Jameson Goldstein | I think it's important that we bring awareness to this issue, but we don't bring awareness to it in a way where people are fearful of what's to come. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 15:26 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Fred Smith | we need to make gasoline pay its way and fossil fuel companies to pay their own way. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 11:42 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
| Aquiles La Grave | If we want cleaner buildings, we have to make permits easier. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 18:12 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube) |
If a candidate isn't listed, we didn't quote them on this question. They may have been absent or not called on.