Imagine a world where all homes and businesses are powered by solar panels and other renewable energies. According to the Los Angeles Times, that is Hillary Clinton's goal to help combat climate change. Clinton hopes to accomplish this dream by the year 2027.

An overwhelming majority of Americans use fossil fuels to power their everyday lives. Home power, electronics, cars and businesses use these fuels to provide modern and comfortable lives to consumers. However, fossil fuels are not sustainable, and their use is having a significant impact on the environment.

Clinton seems to embrace the science behind climate change predictions, which discourage the use of fossil fuels. She has been championing the renewable energy cause in her run for the democratic nomination for president.

Clinton has made claims she will uphold the policies already put in place by President Barack Obama and will even expand on them in the future.

But in terms of the environment, renewable energy is just the start. Numerous issues make up the cause of environmental conservation. Other recent issues include the Keystone XL pipeline and off-shore drilling, which contaminate the environment and which conservationists say could lead to disastrous consequences for the planet if left unchecked.

Obama took on the Keystone pipeline earlier this year with his veto, allaying fears that the pipeline could contaminate the groundwater near a major basin that lies underneath it. Clinton has yet to address those issues, which are also likely important to her potential success, should she want to win over left-leaning voters concerned with the environment.

The released proposal, which concentrates on building solar power by increasing installations 700 percent from the current rate, definitely represents a key element of her attempt to win conservationist votes. If put into action, it could also contribute to the reversal of climate change.

Campaign officials have also said that the solar plan is just the first part of a larger initiative that Clinton plans to roll out over the course of her campaign. This could indicate that she plans to take up the issue of climate change on a wider scale or even make it a major part of her campaign for the nomination.