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Maine Voices: When it comes to fighting climate change, what does ‘bold’ look like?
An innovative policy calls for the government to charge companies for every ton of greenhouse gas they emit, then immediately send it back to Americans as a check.
By Dodie JonesSpecial to the Press Herald
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Last Wednesday was Climate Day at the White House. For those of us who trust scientists, the actions taken by the Biden administration in its first week were heartening. The executive branch is taking global warming seriously – and it is none too soon.
Global warming is a national security threat, a threat to Americans’ lives, property and livelihoods. A little over two years ago the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, synthesizing findings from over 100 climate scientists across the globe, announced that countries had 12 years to make a serious effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions if the planet is to avoid disastrous climate events. Now we have 10 years.