Climate action groups applauded Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as he became the first 2020 Democratic presidential contender to commit to a 100 percent renewable energy system, as part of the climate action plan he released on Friday.

Groups including Food and Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, and the Sunrise Movement offered praise for the ambitious goals Inslee outlined in his proposal and said they were eager to see if he’ll build on the plan.

Using his home state’s recently-passed 100 percent clean energy bill as a guideline, Inslee said he plans to ensure all newly-built vehicles and buildings are carbon pollution-free by 2030, and that all utlities in the U.S. run with zero carbon emissions by 2035.

“This is the approach that is worthy of the ambitions of a can-do nation and answers the absolute necessity of action that is defined by science,” Inslee told the Associated Press.

Author and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben was among those who applauded the proposal.

“This is the spirited commitment to bold climate action that young people are looking for in our next president,” said Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, which has led a nationwide campaign for a Green New Deal.

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“Importantly, Jay Inslee recognizes that the United States, ‘as the world’s largest historical emitter of climate pollution and the global leader in technology innovation,’ the U.S. needs to move faster than the rest of the world in tackling climate change, and needs to do it as fast as possible,” Prakash added.

Inslee said the plan would offer support for workers in the coal, oil, and gas sectors who may lose their current jobs as the nation shifts to a renewable energy system.