There should be no doubt that our changing climate is an urgent problem that demands global answers. So far this year, we’ve already seen devastating storms and worrisome drought conditions…Therefore, it is good news that President Joe Biden announced an ambitious goal of cutting U.S. carbon emissions by more than half by 2030. More important, Biden has returned the U.S. to a leadership role on the pressing issue of combating climate change. Climate change is a global problem that requires global solutions, but that should not be an excuse — as it was during the Trump administration — for U.S. inaction.
Setting aggressive targets to reduce carbon emissions, as other countries and states … have done, is critical. So, too, is meeting them. This is where the U.S., and other countries, have an opportunity to remake their industries and economies in ways that will reduce heat-trapping emissions while also creating new jobs. Earlier this week, we marked Earth Day, a day set aside beginning in 1970 to bring attention to environmental concerns. The global coronavirus pandemic brought many disparate things into focus this year: The vulnerability of our planet and our own health; our frequent failure to take unseen threats seriously. On the positive side, the pandemic highlighted our interconnectedness as humans, along with our power to innovate. To view the full article visit BDN.