Policies. I dont think this could be anymore timely given today is the first day that President Trump can formally begin withdrawal from the paris agreement. And a year ago a year ago yesterday is the election. So we have a whole another year of this. President trumps animosity towards Climate Policy is at least part of the reason Climate Change has become a top priority for Democratic Candidates in the president ial race. Its also the result of increased media coverage, climate induced flooding and wildfires, calls to action in the Green New Deal and the Global Climate strikes and voter demands for candidates to formalize demands for energy plans. The september townhall was unprecedented in the seriousness that candidates and at least part of the electorate had in addressing the issue. But the devil is in the details. And as the details emerge and various candidatess plan was be another questions have emerge. To frak or not. To nuke or not. To tax or not tax or capture carbon or not.
Director of the Global Energy center here at the Atlantic Council. Thank you for joining us today for this discussion, assessing democratic president ial candidates climate and energy policies. I dont think this could be anymore timely given today is the first day that President Trump can formally begin withdrawal from the paris agreement. And a year ago a year ago yesterday is the election. So we have a whole another year of this. President trumps animosity towards Climate Policy is at least part of the reason Climate Change has become a top priority for Democratic Candidates in the president ial race. Its also the result of increased media coverage, climate induced flooding and wildfires, calls to action in the Green New Deal and the Global Climate strikes and voter demands for candidates to formalize demands for energy plans. The september townhall was unprecedented in the seriousness that candidates and at least part of the electorate had in addressing the issue. But the devil is i
Attack on the Postal Service and that damage has already been done to the election. Lets go outfront. And good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, the breaking news, a blistering takedown of President Trump from a former top aide to Vice President mike pence. Olivia troy accusing the president of failing to protect the American People from the deadly pandemic. You see her there in those shots with the Coronavirus Task force. Its a stunning attack from the Vice President s former Homeland Security adviser. She was his number one aide on the Coronavirus Task force. Olivia troy. There she is attending nearly every meeting, sitting behind pence in the situation room. Here she is tonight in her own words. Towards the middle of february, we knew it wasnt a matter of if covid would become a big pandemic here in the United States. It was a matter of when. But the president didnt want to hear that because his biggest concern was that we were in Election Year and how is this going to aff