THE 2020 GUIDE TO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON CLIMATE CHANGE
The fight for climate action has been on for centuries. As we progress into the future, the situation seems to be changing drastically for the better. Americans are getting more enlightened about the importance of a safe and clean environment away from any form of pollution.
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he climate action campaigns are picking up momentum even as the country is set to conduct the presidential election this year. Something is different with voters this time around. One of the key issues that voters are highly considering on the manifestos is the climate change action the candidate is planning to take. In response to this, climate change is getting unprecedented attention from many of the 2020 presidential contenders. According to the Yale Program for Climate Change Communication, 69% of voting-age Americans are worried about climate change, while about one third say that they are extremely worried. This is the highest ever recorded percentage in America. The threats posed by the rapid global warming and heavy fossil fuel pollution is for sure overwhelming, and it needs someone to address the issue.
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“We can help people economically and create a greener economy at the same time,” says Sam Deese, an expert on global environmentalism and a senior lecturer in social sciences at Boston University College of General Studies. “And if we are going to put a price on carbon and incentivize energy that is not from fossil fuels, then we’re ultimately going to have to do it on a global scale.” In his book, Climate Change and the Future of Democracy, Sam argues that the ongoing climate crisis requires a democratic response globally. However, that is faced with difficulties from the resurgence of nationalism
THE POWER IS NOW MAGAZINE | JULY 2020
