sector so farmers like me can meet the environmental regulations that will be put in place to combat climate change. and stay in business. right. this is so important. the entire way of life is being threatened. it s hard enough without climate change and harder under this administration. between the trade war and the things happening with consolidation. making it difficult. ub certainty is one of the biggest enemies a farmer has and we re adding a lot of it. with climate change. farmers have the most to lose. i believe in the clearly you re pioneering this. rural americans can be a huge part of the solution. to me, the quest for the net zero emissions cattle farm is one of the most exciting things we might under take. it db done right now. strictly speaking. but it s unaffordable. to make it pencil out. with e need to change the economics of it. it means federal investment and
you know who maybe are hesitating to embrace democratic visions of climate. it sound like we re telling them they re the problem. thanks what you re doing. there s so many different sensitivities. if thens. when it comes to what you do with the environment. for instance one of the elements of your plan is bye fuel. and people say the way you fertilize corn adds nitrogen to the water. and dead areas and algae blooms. that s part of the problem. solution becomes part of the problem. how do you get to where you need to be? the beauty of the carbon tax it lets these get sorted out without anybody in washington having to figure out the answers. we make sure the economy itself including the productive power of the private sector is driving towards solutions. if and only if the pricing actually reflects the cost of carbon. part is making sure we rally the
em bra embrace green solution. timing. i ll do it too but faster. coal being removed from the economy in ten years, that sounds hyper ambitious. is that a realistic period? we envision that taking longer. we have to do it as quickly as humanly possible. we see the consequences of this. they are upon us. our vision which includes the carbonizing industry on a net base by 2050. intermediate steps from vehicles and heavy vehicles and power grid are each in turn turning into net zero emissions gets us there in time. if we believe the scientists projections about when we have to do. i don t think anybody will object to doing it quicker. the issue is not the right target. i won t quibble over a five year difference. we have been wranging over the same plans for my adult lifetime.
military can be a huge part of the solution. one of the things that certainly true when i was in the military is you just figure out a way to get it done what you have been ordered to do. the military has an amazing capacity to rally to chaef what is being asked. there have been times. we think of the military as conservative institution. they have been out front relative to parts of america. and by following instructions to get something done, helped bring other parts of america along. it was true with racial integration ot armed forces and true in some measure with the end of don t ask don t tell. a workplace that is ahead of some other workplaces sadly in the country. when it comes to lgbtq equality. harness the same ability to get things done when it comes to the biggest crisis on the plate. make sure for example fleet and future uses of fuel are relying on bio fuel and the installed base of the military footprint
health equity zones. while some of the reasons that for example black patients are at a disadvantage with public health out comes has what happens when they go into the doctor office or hospital. it s your own home or environment. because of the factors. we fund communities developing community solutions towards health equity incolliding dealing with issues by climate or caused by environmental problems. putting real dollars from washington behind the community plans to deliver health equity and justice with environmental issues being a driver of the problem and solution. video question for you. this is from seth in wichita, kansas. a programmer at wichita state university. what s one question you would ask donald trump about climate change during a debate? wow.