Two college students from different parties say Congress must take bold action to mitigate the worst consequences.
“Polls consistently show that young people’s number one issue is climate change,” said young conservative Alexander Diaz in a video shown to the Republican presidential candidates during the first primary debate late August.
We are two college students identifying with different political parties — yet we agree that Congress must take bold action to mitigate the worst consequences of climate change. Most young voters, regardless of political affiliation, feel the same. We’re already seeing the consequences of inaction. This summer, billions of people across North America, Europe and China suffered triple-digit temperatures, and July likely was the hottest month in 120,000 years. Heat waves of this intensity would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, according to an analysis by the World Weather Attribution.
Luckily, an effective bipartisan climate solution does exist: the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act was just re-introduced in the House of Representatives on Sept 27. In the last session of Congress, this legislation garnered backing from 95 cosponsors, more than any other carbon pricing bill in Congress.The carbon fee and dividend plan involves a gradually rising fee on carbon emissions, which is completely revenue-neutral — meaning that the government keeps none of the money.
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