If Climate Change is a ‘Threat’ Mr. Biden, Then Please Treat it Like One.
Fight climate change like the crisis that it is.
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With scientists now telling us we have twelve years to get on the right track before irreparable damage is done to our planet and we have over one million species on the brink of extinction, there’s no doubt that climate change will be a central focus of the 2020 democratic primary season. Resolutions like the Green New Deal have also contributed to the conversations about the need for bold action, and have succeeded in moving the conversation to the left.
Of course, at this early stage we are already seeing how that doesn’t necessarily mean every candidate will take it as seriously as others.
When it comes to addressing the climate change, democratic frontrunner Joe Biden’s campaign website says:
“Climate change threatens communities across the country, from beachfront coastal towns to rural farms in the heartland. We must turbocharge our efforts to address climate change and ensure that every American has access to clean drinking water, clean air, and an environment free from pollutants,”
In spite of that relatively strong language, Joe Biden and his team are drafting a “middle ground” policy proposal to combatting the climate crisis, which according to sources will likely just bring the U.S. back in to the Paris Climate Agreement, and reestablish regulations that were in place in 2016.
You call climate change a threat Mr. Biden, so why don’t you treat it like one?
Mr. Biden if your house was on fire, would you simply put out half the fire? If your basement was flooded, would you only get rid of half the water? If your body was riddled with cancer, would you only take half the necessary treatments? If your country and your citizens were under attack, would you only fight back with half the effort needed to protect them?
My guess is no, you wouldn’t.
Mr. Biden is compromising on our environment and the future of our planet before anyone even has the chance to negotiate. My generation and the generations coming up behind us do not have the luxury of a middle ground approach to dealing with this crisis. The Democratic…
